[Army Member's Claim for Reimbursement for Shipment of Privately Owned Vehicle]

Lapse in Appropriations

Please note that a lapse in appropriations has caused GAO to shut down its operations. Therefore, GAO will not be able to publish reports or otherwise update this website until GAO resumes operations. In addition, the vast majority of GAO personnel are not permitted to work. Consequently, calls or emails to agency personnel may not be returned until GAO resumes operations. For details on how the bid protest process will be handled during the shutdown, please see the legal decisions page. For information related to the GAO Personnel Appeals Board (PAB), please see the PAB webpage.

Highlights

A retired Army member claimed reimbursement for the cost of shipping his privately owned vehicle after he retired. GAO held that the claimant: (1) did not request transportation of the vehicle through a government shipping office; and (2) failed to establish that the Army specifically misinformed him of the necessity to so arrange transportation. Accordingly, the claim was denied.