Tiffany Buford v. Secretary of the Air Force

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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TIFFANY BUFORD,
Appellant
v.
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE,
Appellee
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2024-2254
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Appeal from the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals in
No. 8007-RELO, Administrative Judge Jonathan D. Zis-
chkau.
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ON MOTION
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Before D YK, CUNNINGHAM , and STARK, Circuit Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
Tiffany Buford appeals from the United States Civilian
Board of Contract Appeals, which denied her claim for re-
imbursement of relocation expenses. Responding to this
court’s November 1, 2024 show cause order, the Secretary
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of the Air Force argues for dismissal, and Ms. Buford urges
the court to retain jurisdiction.
This court’s jurisdiction over decisions of “agency
board[s] of contract appeals” is limited to “final decision[s]”
made “pursuant to section 7107(a)(1) of title 41.” 28 U.S.C.
§ 1295(a)(10). We have long held that “only Board deci-
sions on contract claims covered by the Contract Disputes
Act, are within (what is now) section 7107(a)(1)’s reference
to a ‘decision of an agency board.’” See Sheridan Transp.
Sys., Inc. v. Gen. Servs. Admin., 651 F. App’x 987, 988 (Fed.
Cir. 2016) (collecting cases). Here, Ms. Buford is attempt-
ing to appeal a Board decision on a claim under 31 U.S.C.
§ 3702(a)(3) for civilian employee federal travel claims. Be-
cause such decision is not a decision within § 7107(a)(1),
and therefore outside this court’s review authority under
§ 1295(a)(10), we dismiss.1
Accordingly,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
(1) The appeal is dismissed.
1 No party here has asked this court to transfer this
case under 28 U.S.C. § 1631, and the court takes no posi-
tion here on whether the United States Court of Federal
Claims or a United States District Court would have juris-
diction over a complaint filed by Ms. Buford seeking reim-
bursement of travel expenses.
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(2) All pending motions are denied.
(3) Each party shall bear its own costs.
January 10, 2025
Date
F OR THE COURT
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