B-229466: Dec 5, 1988

MILITARY PERSONNEL - Travel - Rental vehicles - Expenses - Reimbursement - Eligibility DIGEST: A military member was issued temporary duty travel orders authorizing a rental car at a 9-day workshop where the member's lodging and meals were available. The evidence now before the Comptroller General does not show that the authorization was clearly erroneous. The car was to be available if the member...

B-229466: Dec 5, 1988

The Army requested a decision regarding a member's entitlement to reimbursement for car rental expenses he incurred incident to a temporary duty assignment. The Army advised that it had authorized the expense prior to the assignment, but disallowed it after determining that the claimant: (1) could have used transportation the hotel provided; and (2) did not otherwise use the car for official purpo...