B-216822: Mar 18, 1985

A decision was requested as to whether a Library of Congress employee could be relieved from her indebtedness to the government for the cost of air travel performed by her husband using credits from an airline bonus program which she earned traveling on official business. The employee claimed that the Library of Congress failed to instruct her properly concerning the use of these airline bonus cre...

B-216822: Mar 18, 1985

DIGEST AN EMPLOYEE WHO USED AIRLINE BONUS CREDITS EARNED AS A RESULT OF OFFICIAL TRAVEL TO PURCHASE AN AIRLINE TICKET FOR HER HUSBAND IS INDEBTED TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE COST OF THAT TRAVEL. MAY NOT BE WAIVED OR OTHERWISE EXCUSED EVEN THOUGH THE EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE BEEN ERRONEOUSLY ADVISED BY AGENCY TRAVEL OFFICIALS THAT THERE WERE NO INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE PERSONAL USE OF SUCH BENEFITS. AVRAM...