B-229279: Aug 25, 1988

CIVILIAN PERSONNEL - Travel - Temporary duty - Per diem - Eligibility DIGEST: An employee who was assigned as a crew member aboard National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) aircraft to perform weather reconnaissance flights out of Miami. The claim is denied since per diem may not be paid to the employee at his permanent duty station. Both the aircraft and its airbase are the employee'...

B-229279: Aug 25, 1988

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) requested a decision regarding an employee's claim for per diem during extended reconnaissance flights. GAO held that NOAA properly determined that extended flights did not constitute travel, since the claimant was not performing temporary duty away from his permanent duty station. Accordingly, the claim was denied...