B-202413: Nov 16, 1981

WERE AVAILABLE BUT WOULD INVOLVE CHANGING AIRLINES AND MAKING CONNECTING FLIGHTS IN EITHER LONDON OR NEW YORK. S. AIR CARRIER CAN NEITHER SERVE AGENCY'S TRANSPORTATION NEEDS NOR ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION IS TO BE MADE BY AGENCY AND WILL NOT BE QUESTIONED BY OUR OFFICE UNLESS IT IS ARBITRARY OR CAPRICIOUS. EMPLOYEE OF OFFICE OF DEPENDENTS SCHOOLS - MEDICAL NECESSITY FOR USE OF FOREIGN AIR CARRIER: THI...

B-202413: Nov 16, 1981

An advance decision was requested as to whether it would be legal to pay a claim for reimbursement of transportation expenses incurred by a former civilian employee of the Department of Defense (DOD) for a flight on a foreign flag air carrier. The employee was hired in the United States, under a 2-year transportation agreement, for employment as a teacher by the DOD Office of Dependents Schools (O...