B-222155: Jul 25, 1988

Based on an agency policy of arranging for shared hotel accommodations to be made available to groups of employees when they are attending training courses. There is nothing inherently objectionable about this policy under the applicable laws and regulations. The reduction of authorized per diem is consistent with the requirement of the Federal Travel Regulations that per diem rates be reduced whe...

B-222155: Jul 25, 1988

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested a decision regarding: (1) the propriety of its policy of arranging for employees participating in training courses to share lodging accommodations to reduce per diem rates; and (2) an employee's claim for reimbursement for additional expenses he incurred when he chose single-occupancy accommodations as a personal preference. FDA advised that it: (1)...