[SSA Employee's Claim for Relocation Expenses]

A transferred Social Security Administration (SSA) employee requested reconsideration of her denied claim for relocation expenses, contending that: (1) she requested reimbursement for relocation expenses at the time of her transfer; and (2) the transfer was beneficial to SSA, which filled the vacancy with a trained productive employee. GAO held that the employee was not entitled to reimbursement for relocation expenses, since: (1) SSA never agreed to pay her relocation expenses; and (2) the transfer was primarily for her convenience. Accordingly, the claim was denied.