B-226795: Aug 20, 1987

Over a 3-year period is denied since an employee must bear the cost of commuting between his residence and his official duty station. 2. Outside of the normal duty hours is denied. The general rule is that time spent traveling between an employee's residence and his permanent duty station is not compensable traveltime. The General Accounting Office will not inquire into matters relating to a griev...

B-226795: Aug 20, 1987

The Forest Service requested a decision regarding an employee's claim for reimbursement for travel expenses and overtime in conjunction with his daily commute between his residence and his official duty station. GAO held that the employee was not entitled to: (1) reimbursement for his travel expenses, since he was on permanent duty; or (2) compensation for the time he spent commuting, since time s...