B-219147: Feb 11, 1986

THE COST OF THE ROOMS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TREATED AS A LODGING COST FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE EMPLOYEES' ACTUAL SUBSISTENCE EXPENSE ENTITLEMENT. IN THIS CASE WE WILL NOT OBJECT TO THE ARMY TREATING THE COST OF THE HOTEL ROOMS AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE SINCE AT THE TIME THE ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE AGENCIES HAD BEEN ERRONEOUSLY ADVISED THAT A RECENT COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION ALLOWED THIS...

B-219147: Feb 11, 1986

The Army requested an advance decision on 47 employees' claims for reimbursement for meals and incidental expenses incurred while they were on temporary duty. The Army had rented a block of hotel rooms during the period of the Summer Olympics to ensure that there would be reasonably priced accommodations for its employees and intended that the cost would be an administrative agency expense. GAO fo...