B-247871: Apr 10, 1992

DIGEST: The Office of Inspector General for the Agency for International Development may use appropriated funds to purchase bottled drinking water for its employees when the water otherwise available to its employees is unwholesome. The water available in OIG's offices through the building's plumbing system is discolored. We conclude that the OIG may use appropriated funds to purchase bottled drin...

B-247871: Apr 10, 1992

The Agency for International Development (AID) requested a decision regarding whether the Office of Inspector General (OIG) could use appropriated funds to pay for a commercial bottled drinking water service for its employees, since the water available in its building's plumbing system was discolored, had an unusual color and taste, and contained elevated lead levels. GAO held that OIG could use a...