B-262009: Dec 5, 1995

The Army Corps of Engineers requested a decision regarding an employee's claims for car rental and parking fees she incurred while on a temporary duty assignment. GAO held that the claimant was entitled to reimbursement for rental car and parking fees, since she obtained prior approval for the expenses from the Army. Accordingly, the claim was allowed...

B-262009: Dec 5, 1995

An employee assigned to a temporary duty assignment originally was not authorized to rent a car and relied on public transportation to commute to and from work and for personal travel. The claim is payable. Travel orders may not be amended retroactively to deny reimbursement unless the orders are clearly erroneous. The orders here were not clearly erroneous since an agency regulation permits emplo...