Board of Contract Appeals General Services Administration Washington, D.C. 20405 _______________ October 20, 2006 _______________ GSBCA 16921-RELO In the Matter of DALE W. SHEPHERD W. Craig James of Mauk & Burgoyne, Boise, ID, appearing for Claimant. Toby D. McCoy and James E. Hicks, Administrative Law Section, Office of Chief Counsel, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, Alexandria, VA, appearing for Department of Justice. DeGRAFF, Board Judge. Claimant asks us to reconsider our decision in Dale W. Shepherd, GSBCA 16921- RELO (July 20, 2006). As grounds for his request, Mr. Shepherd calls our attention to three documents which he says he did not have in his possession when he initially presented his claim to us for review. The first is a memorandum issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) Chief Financial Officer on May 12, 2005. The second is an advisory notice issued by the agency in June 2005. The third is a statement made by a former DEA employee who retired fifteen years ago, regarding his recollection of DEA's policy regarding whether a voluntary retirement was within the control of the employee. Mr. Shepherd says these documents bolster his argument that the agency's denial of his claim was the result of the agency's application of a new policy. Reconsideration might be appropriate if Mr. Shepherd could show that the three documents constitute newly discovered evidence which he could not have obtained earlier, using due diligence. He has not, however, made such a showing. Even if he had, consideration of the documents would not lead us to a different conclusion regarding his claim. See Jeanne Hehr, GSBCA 16935-RELO (Oct. 12, 2006). The motion for reconsideration is denied. ____________________________________ MARTHA H. DeGRAFF Board Judge