B-241191: Mar 18, 1991

He was notified of his retransfer to his former duty station within the 3-year period allowed for reimbursement of transfer related real estate expenses. The employee was under an obligation to avoid incurring unnecessary expenses and the government's obligation to reimburse real estate expenses is limited to the expenses already incurred and those which cannot be avoided. Jr.: The issue in this d...

B-241191: Mar 18, 1991

The National Security Agency (NSA) requested a decision regarding a retransferred employee's claim for real estate expenses he incurred incident to the purchase of a new residence at his former duty station. GAO held that the claimant was not entitled to reimbursement for real estate expenses, since NSA notified him of his retransfer within the maximum 3-year period. Accordingly, the claim was den...