B-201508: Jul 15, 1981

DIGEST: AN EMPLOYEE CLAIMS ADDITIONAL PER DIEM ON THE BASIS THAT THE REDUCED PER DIEM RATE ESTABLISHED BY HIS AGENCY FOR EMPLOYEES ON TEMPORARY DUTY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO COVER ALL OF HIS SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES. HIS CLAIM MAY NOT BE ALLOWED BECAUSE THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO AUTHORIZE PER DIEM AND AS TO THE AMOUNT OF PER DIEM IS WITHIN THE DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OF THE EMPLOYING AGENCY. J...

B-201508: Jul 15, 1981

An employee of the Forest Service appealed the disallowance of his claim for additional per diem. The employee alleged that his rate of per diem was based on misinformation concerning the cost of meals and lodging. GAO reviewed the record and concluded that the determination as to whether per diem will be authorized and in what amount is within the discretionary authority of the administrative off...