B-216821: Nov 26, 1985

The Director of the Bureau of Government Financial Operations asked for guidance as to whether it would be legally objectionable for Treasury Financial Centers to deliver checks to government agencies at their request for forwarding to the payees in certain cases. GAO has held that: (1) checks issued in payment obligations of the United States should be delivered directly to the payees since it ma...

B-216821: Nov 26, 1985

THE CENTERS MAY DELIVER VENDOR CHECKS TO INVOLVED AGENCIES FOR FORWARDING TO PAYEES IN CASES IN WHICH THE FORWARDING AGENCIES DETERMINE THAT THERE IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE. OF THE UNITED STATES ARE ADEQUATELY PROTECTED. 16 COMP.GEN. 840 (1937) AND EXPLAINED. WE ARE ASKED WHETHER IT WOULD BE LEGALLY OBJECTIONABLE FOR TREASURY FINANCIAL CENTERS TO DELIVER CHECKS TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT THEIR REQUEST F...