B-219489:
Sep 8, 1986
An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee appealed the Claims Group's denial of his claim for reimbursement for travel expenses. The claimant, unaware of the general prohibition on the use of travel agents at the time he traveled, purchased an airline ticket for official travel through a travel agent. GAO held that IRS could reimburse the claimant because he: (1) provided sufficient proof of the...