B-288014: May 17, 2002

The U.S. Department of State requested that a Class B Cashier in the American Embassy in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, be relieved from liability resulting from advances of $30,493.98 she made for which she has lost accountability. GAO has the statutory authority to relieve officers from liability when GAO concurs with the agency's determination that the loss of funds occurred during t...

B-288014: May 17, 2002

Miller: This letter is in response to your request that we relieve REDACTED was hired as a REDACTED at the American Embassy in Belgrade. A REDACTED who is designated to control a petty-cash or fixed-cash fund in currency. Coin or Government check is personally accountable for the entire amount of the advance. Funds are defined to include cash. REDACTED responsibilities was to advance funds to empl...