B-221634:
Jun 24, 1986
GAO reviewed the Claims Group's disallowance of an Army employee's claim for per diem for the fourth quarter of the day of his return from temporary duty. GAO noted that: (1) the Army had authorized per diem and transportation for the employee to attend a conference; (2) the Army denied the employee's claim under the 30-minute rule, which provides that, when return is within 30 minutes after the b...