The Army requested a decision regarding its requirement to provide hearings for employees before recouping overpayments the employees received due to fraudulent travel claims. GAO held that the Army should provide due process procedural rights to employees, including hearings, before collecting the erroneous payments. Accordingly, the Army should collect the overpayments, subject to the applicable...

Under that statute and implementing regulations they are entitled to procedural safeguards. Collection of Funds Paid on Fraudulent Travel Claims: This action is in response to a request from the U.S. Imposes a number of procedural requirements before offset can be made. /1/ It is our view that collection by salary offset of erroneous overpayments made to employees due to fraudulent travel vouchers...