[Request for Decision Concerning Former U.S. District Court Employee's Claim for Compensatory Time]

The Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the United States Claims Court requested a decision concerning a former United States District Court employee's entitlement to reimbursement for accumulated compensatory time. GAO noted that the employee based her claim on a signed agreement she made with the Clerk of the Court. GAO held that: (1) since the employee was appointed to a position outside the competitive service, compensatory time and overtime provisions did not apply; and (2) the federal government was not bound by the unauthorized act of its agent. Accordingly, the claim was denied.