B-249816:
Mar 8, 1993
The Department of Energy (DOE) requested a decision on whether it could include an employee's retention allowance in his lump-sum leave payment upon retirement. GAO held that the claimant was not entitled to the retention allowance in his lump-sum leave payment, since: (1) DOE had broad discretion to reduce or discontinue retention allowances at any time; and (2) a lump-sum leave payment would be...