Contacts for Executive Branch
Military
Personnel Pay and Allowances
Civilian Personnel Pay and Allowances
Household Goods and Freight Loss and Damage
Transportation Rates
The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 transferred GAO’s claims
settlement functions to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) effective
June 30, 1996. OMB has delegated these functions as set out below. Also,
effective October 19, 1996, the Comptroller General's authority under
31 U.S.C. § 3529 to issue advance decisions to agency officials on
transferred claims settlement functions was transferred, pursuant to the
General Accounting Office Act of 1996, to the agencies to which OMB delegated
the claims settlement functions.
- Settlement of (1) claims for uniformed service members’ pay, allowances, travel, transportation and survivor benefits, (2) other military-related claims, and (3) carriers’ claims for amounts set off from their charges for loss and damage, has been delegated to:
- Settlement of (1) federal civilian employees claims for compensation and leave, (2) accounts of deceased federal employees (civilian), and (3) claims for proceeds of canceled checks for veterans’ benefits payable to deceased beneficiaries, has been delegated to:
Department of Defense, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Claims Division
Post Office Box 3656
Arlington, VA 22203
Claims Status Line: 703-696-1876
- Settlement
of (1) claims for civilian federal employees travel, transportation
and relocation allowances, and (2) transportation carriers' requests
for review of General Services Administration audits of their bills,
has been delegated to:
General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals
1800 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20405
Tel: 202-501-0116; FAX: 202-501-0664The GSBCA has a web site http://www.gsbca.gsa.gov where its cases are made available.
- Responsibility for claims for amounts payable from the “Judgment Fund” (a permanent and indefinite appropriation), and for certain international claims, has been delegated to:
- The Comptroller General
retains the authority under 31 U.S.C. § 3529 to issue decisions
to disbursing or certifying officials and heads of agencies on matters
involving the expenditure of appropriated funds not specifically involving
the claims settlement functions transferred to OMB.
- The Comptroller General's authority to prescribe standards for and to waive claims against government employees and members of the uniformed services and National Guard arising out of erroneous payments of pay and allowances, and travel, transportation and relocation benefits, has been transferred to the head of an agency with respect to a legislative branch employee, or the Director of OMB with respect to any other federal employee and member of the uniformed service or the National Guard, effective December 18, 1996. OMB has delegated its responsibility to the agency that made the erroneous payments.
Office of Personnel Management
Human Capital Leadership and Merit Systems Accountability
Room 7470
1900 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20415
Tel: 202-606-1575 or 202-606-1700; FAX: 202-606-1798 or 202-606-2609
Department of the Treasury
Judgment Fund Group, Financial Management Service
Prince Georges Metro Center 2
3700 East-West Highway, Mailstop 6D37
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Tel: 202-874-6664; FAX: 202-874-9522 (claims by fax are not accepted)