B-212837: Mar 26, 1984

A Department of Agriculture authorized certifying officer questioned whether an employee may be paid per diem expenses for the period he was delayed en route to his new duty station because of the breakdown of his privately owned vehicle. Regulations prescribe that transferred employees must travel a minimum number of miles each day to be eligible for per diem expenses. GAO noted that, despite the...

B-212837: Mar 26, 1984

DIGEST: EMPLOYEE WHO PERFORMED TRAVEL INCIDENT TO TRANSFER OF DUTY STATION WAS DELAYED BY BREAKDOWN OF AUTOMOBILE. PER DIEM ENTITLEMENT IS SUBJECT TO REDUCTION SINCE EMPLOYEE RESIDED WITH RELATIVES DURING PERIOD OF DELAY. OSCAR HALL MAY BE PAID PER DIEM EXPENSES AND AFFORDED TRAVELTIME FOR THE PERIOD HE WAS DELAYED EN ROUTE TO HIS NEW DUTY STATION BY THE BREAKDOWN OF HIS PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE (P...