B-227427: Mar 23, 1988

In spite of the fact that the ticket was originally purchased for personal reasons. An initial determination was made by the agency that utilization of a super-saver fare would result in economies to the government. The charge was caused by the agency and not the employee when it cancelled the employee's temporary duty training assignment and rescheduled it for a later date. Nancy Getchel - Cancel...

B-227427: Mar 23, 1988

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requested a decision concerning an employee's claim for reimbursement for a penalty fee that an airline assessed incident to her cancellation of a discount ticket that she purchased for personal reasons. GAO held that the claimant was entitled to reimbursement, since BLM: (1) authorized purchase of the ticket, so that the claimant could complete personal busines...