B-201632: Oct 8, 1981

A Federal employee appealed a GAO decision which denied a claim for expenses incurred in shipping household goods to his new duty station. The agency informed the employee that he was to be transferred to a new duty station in 3 weeks. He was told to obtain an estimate from a mover so that the agency could determine whether to authorize the transportation of his household goods. The cost estimate...

B-201632: Oct 8, 1981

DIGEST: ALTHOUGH ACTUAL EXPENSE METHOD OF MOVING HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS MAY BE USED WHERE A PREDETERMINATION IS MADE THAT THAT METHOD IS LIKELY TO BE LESS COSTLY THAN REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE COMMUTED RATE SYSTEM. TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEE WHO IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO SHIP HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS UNDER ACTUAL EXPENSE METHOD MUST BE REIMBURSED UNDER THE COMMUTED RATE SYSTEM. EMPLOYEE'S CLAIM FOR CHARGE BY MOVER FOR EXP...