B-275365: Dec 18, 1996

The Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) asked several questions regarding a CIA officer's use of a government vehicle to attend the funeral of a coworker's child. GAO held that: (1) the CIA officer's attendance at the funeral did not constitute official business, since he was not the designated CIA representative; (2) there was no evidence that the officer had actual knowled...

B-275365: Dec 17, 1996

The determination that it is official may only be made by the head of an agency or someone to whom the authority to make the determination has been delegated. Must determine whether an official's unauthorized use of a government vehicle was "willful. The official's use must either be with actual knowledge that the use would be considered unauthorized or made in reckless disregard as to whether or...