B-247563.3:
Apr 5, 1996
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requested a decision concerning: (1) the legality of expenditures made for recruitment and contest items; and (2) its liability for improper payments made by some of its employees'. GAO held that: (1) VA use of medical care appropriations for contest prizes and novelty items was inappropriate, since the items did not directly contribute to an authorized func...