B-220148: Jun 6, 1986

GAO HAS RECOGNIZED THE INAPPLICABILITY OF THE PROHIBITION WHEN THE TELEPHONE SERVICE IS ONE OF LIMITED USE OR IT IS A SERVICE INVOLVING NUMEROUS SAFEGUARDS AND THE SEPARATE SERVICE IS ESSENTIAL. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE INSTALLATION OF TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT IN EMPLOYEE RESIDENCES.: THIS DECISION IS IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM MR. " IN WHOSE RESIDENCES THE EQUIPMENT IN QUESTION IS TO BE INSTALLED....

B-220148: Jun 6, 1986

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requested a decision regarding the propriety of installing telephones in the homes of IRS customer service employees. The telephones would connect to a centralized switching system and would enable the employees to perform their part-time duties at home. GAO held that IRS could pay for the installation using appropriated funds because: (1) the telephones would be...