THE EMPLOYEE MAY NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR A HOUSE-HUNTING TRIP WHICH WAS NOT AUTHORIZED IN ADVANCE. FN1 WE CONCLUDE THAT HE IS NOT ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE ITEMS AND SUSTAIN THE DENIAL OF HIS CLAIM. WAS AUTHORIZED PERMANENT CHANGE OF DUTY STATION ALLOWANCES FOR HIS TRANSFER FROM THE NAVAL ORDNANCE STATION. REIMBURSEMENT OF MILEAGE AT A HIGHER RATE WAS DISALLOWED BY OUR CLAIMS DIVISION ON M...

A Navy employee requested reconsideration of a Claims Group decision that denied his claim for certain transportation costs incident to a permanent change of station transfer. GAO found that: (1) in the absence of adequate evidence of the actual or constructive weight of household goods, a claim for transportation costs under the commuted rate system would not apply; (2) there was no authority to...