B-73234: May 12, 1948

The Secretary of the Navy requested GAO's opinion as to the availability of naval appropriations for the payment of salaries of civilian employees, either on a full-time or a part-time bases, to be engaged in developing, organizing, and supervising recreational programs for civilian employees of the various activities of the Navy Department.GAO found that in the absence of a clear expression on th...

B-73234: May 12, 1948

THEY HAVE AT MOST ONLY AN INDIRECT BEARING UPON THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE DEPARTMENT'S APPROPRIATIONS WERE MADE. SUPERVISE EMPLOYEE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IS NOT AUTHORIZED. REFERENCE IS MADE TO EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9830. WHEREIN IT IS STATED. IT IS STATED IN YOUR LETTER AS FOLLOWS: THE NAVY DEPARTMENT CONSIDERS THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SOUND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS PROGRAM FOR ITS EMPLOYEES IS M...