B-261779: Apr 12, 1996

The Federal Aviation Administration requested a decision on the proper amount to reimburse an employee for his rental expenses for a car to transport him during his authorized voluntary weekend return trips from temporary duty. GAO held that the employee was entitled to reimbursement for the full rental period, since: (1) it was impractical for him to return and retrieve the car between his trips...

B-261779: Apr 12, 1996

An employee who was authorized to return home for the weekend from a temporary duty assignment rented a car to drive from the airport to his home on Friday and kept the car over the weekend to use to return to the airport on Sunday. Even though the car was not used that day for official business. Because the overall cost to the government was less than any other available mode of transportation. D...