B-210244: Jul 13, 1983

SUBSISTENCE - PER DIEM - HEADQUARTERS - PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY - CRITERIA THE ASSIGNMENT OF A CUSTOMS SERVICE EMPLOYEE TO A NEW DUTY STATION FOR 2 YEARS UNDER A ROTATIONAL STAFFING PROGRAM IS HELD TO BE A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION RATHER THAN A TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENT. WE HAVE HELD THAT THE DURATION OF AN ASSIGNMENT AND THE NATURE OF THE ASSIGNED DUTIES ARE VITAL ELEMENTS IN THE DETERMINATION...

B-210244: Oct 27, 1988

Are not payable where wife attended language classes along with the employee at a temporary duty station in Rosslyn. The expense of her tuition was borne by the government. Had she not attended the classes she would have had to establish temporary quarters in Rome and the government would have been liable for the maintenance of two temporary households. His attendance in language classes was stipu...

B-210244: Jul 13, 1983

The Customs Service requested a decision as to whether Customs' practice of periodically rotating its staff to various positions may be considered temporary duty or a permanent change of station. A Customs employee had been reassigned for the standard 2-year period and the question arose as to the employee's assignment status. GAO held that, although Customs had set a 2-year limit on the position...