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August 17, 2015 By AMK

Sorry Feds: You have to bring your own plates and forks to work

In a decision that was five years in the making, government auditors have ruled that federal employees are on their own when it comes to disposable cups, plates and cutlery.

GAO-GovernmentAccountabilityOffice-SealUpon reconsideration of a decision originally released in December, the Government Accountability Office determined appropriated funds at the National Weather Service “are not available to purchase such items since they constitute personal expenses of employees.” The NWS Employee Organization, which represents the agency’s workforce, has fought NWS management since 2009 to provide the eating accessories on the agency’s dime.

In September 2009, the Commerce Department and NWSEO signed a memorandum of understanding that the government would supply workers with eating utensils. Things went swimmingly until 2013, when Commerce announced it could no longer afford the perk. The union, however, refused to give up so easily.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.govexec.com/management/2015/08/sorry-feds-you-have-bring-your-own-plates-and-forks-work/119037

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: Commerce Dept., FLRA, GAO, personal items

January 13, 2015 By AMK

GAO forbids funding for disposable flatware

Federal agencies cannot use department funds to buy disposable flatware for employee use, as those items don’t directly support an agency’s mission,according to a recent decision from the Government Accountability Office.

The Department of Commerce instituted a policy in 2009 to provide disposable cups, plates and utensils, along with hand sanitizer and disinfectants to employees at the National Weather Service offices in response to concerns over an outbreak of the H1N1 virus, colloquially called “swine flu.”

In 2013, Commerce announced that it would no longer provide disposable flatware to the regional offices, stating that the “purchase was for the primary benefit of the employees” and not the agency’s mission.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/management/agency/2014/12/29/gao-disposable-utensils/21014951/

 

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: agency mission, Commerce Dept., GAO, National Weather Service, personal items

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