B-256945: Mar 27, 1995

The Army appealed the settlement authorizing reimbursement of an employee's freight transportation expenses for the shipment of his foreign-made, private automobile pursuant to his transfer back to the United States. GAO held that the employee was not entitled to reimbursement of his expenses, since the Army had not authorized the shipment. Accordingly, the claim was denied...

B-256945: Mar 27, 1995

The claim is denied. The record shows that the employee's request for shipment was specifically disapproved. DECISION This decision is in response to an appeal by the U.S. For the following reasons reimbursement is not authorized. Was transferred from Mesa. Incident to that transfer he was authorized to and did ship his privately owned vehicle (POV) (1978 Buick Opel) [2] to his new duty station. P...