Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Agency Travel Card Programs

Hatch, Garrett

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    Congressional oversight;    Federal employees;    Government employees;    Auditing;   

RP-ID  :  R40580
RP-ID  :  R40580_2010Sep28

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998 required federal employees to use travel charge cards to pay for the expenses of official government travel. The dollar volume of travel card transaction has nearly doubled from FY1999 to FY2009. This report discusses card misuse committed by federal employees, and Congress's response, which has included hearings and legislation intended to enhance travel card management and oversight.