An Army Corps of Engineers employee claimed reimbursement for real estate sales expenses he incurred incident to his transfer. The Army had held that there was no basis to reimburse such expenses for overseas transfers. The claimant contended that he was entitled to reimbursement, since he could not return to his former duty station after completing the overseas assignment. GAO held that the claim...

Whose office at his old permanent duty station was closed. The employee states that he will not be able to return to his old duty station and claims reimbursement for real estate expenses on the basis of a statutory exception in 5 U.S.C. He may not be reimbursed since: (1) he was not officially notified prior to his transfer that he would not be returning to his old duty station. (2) there is no r...