The Department of Energy (DOE) requested an advance decision regarding the status of five consultants. Specifically, DOE questioned whether they should have been considered intermittent employees which would allow for reimbursement of transportation and per diem costs. GAO concurred with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) determination that the consultants should have been considered intermi...

BOTH OF WHICH WERE HEADED BY THE SAME PERSON. THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINED THAT EACH OF THE CONSULTANTS WAS PROPERLY DESIGNATED AS INTERMITTENT. ITS VIEW THAT A NEW SERVICE YEAR IS STARTED WHEN AN INTERMITTENT APPOINTEE RECEIVES A NEW APPOINTMENT TO A DIFFERENT POSITION IS UPHELD. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CONSULTANTS: THIS ACTION IS IN RESPONSE TO A REQU...