Expenses incurred during the furlough

To: "AO - All Administrative Officers"<distribution>,
        "DC - All District Chiefs"<distribution>,
        "B  - Branch Chiefs and Offices"<distribution>,
        "A  - Division Chief and Staff"<distribution>
Subject: Expenses incurred during the furlough
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 19:23:43 -0500
From: "Alice A Sabatini, Administrative Officer, Reston, VA" <aasabati>

A number of AOs have called requesting guidance on payment of invoices or
travel expenses that were incurred by employees that were not excepted during
the furlough.  Apparently, many of our employees continued to work and some to
travel during the furlough even though they were advised against doing so.  

The Continuing Resolution that was enacted on January 6, 1996 made us "whole"
and permits us to pay all necessary expenses during the furlough period and
provides us with funds to pay these bills.  Rather than enforce a blanket "no
payment" rule on these unauthorized charges or set up administrative
procedures to ratify the actions or audit the payments, we have elected to
allow the supervisor or field office chief to make the determination of what
should and should not be funded by the government.  We ask each supervisor to
review these costs and make this determination.  Each office should develop
internal procedures to ensure that this review takes place.