Reading Room Document

Propriety of Using a Leased Airplane for Personal and Official Purposes

The document discusses the conflict of interest and legal issues surrounding the use of a leased airplane for personal and official purposes by an executive branch official. The conclusion reached is that there is no conflict of interest or legal problem in using a leased airplane for purely personal reasons. The document also raises questions about whether an employee is required to seek reimbursement from the government for expenses incurred while on official business, and whether an employee is prohibited from paying his own travel expenses. Additionally, it highlights the Comptroller General's ruling that a top-level government officer is regarded as being on official business whenever the activity is "reasonably related to his office."

January 29, 1977