[Claim for Retroactive Promotion Incident to Overlong Detail]

An Army employee appealed a claims group decision barring a portion and denying the balance of a claim for a retroactive temporary promotion and backpay incident to an alleged overlong detail. The employee based his claim on two previous decisions which held that employees who were detailed to higher graded positions for more than 120 days without prior Civil Service Commission approval were entitled to temporary promotions beginning on the 121st day. GAO stated that it has since revised its findings as a result of a Court of Claims ruling which stated that employees have no entitlement under the applicable statute or regulations to temporary promotions for overlong details. Therefore, GAO no longer follows its prior decisions regarding retroactive promotions. Accordingly, the claims group determination denying the employee's claim for a retroactive promotion and backpay was sustained.