DHS has established internal controls and safeguards for purchase, travel, and integrated cards as well as centrally billed accounts, the department’s inspector general has said in an audit required by the Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012.
Is said that in most instances, DHS had an adequate framework for internal controls to manage its charge card program.
However, components do not always follow DHS’ procedures, sometimes don’t have procedures in place to supplement those developed by DHS, and the department needs to improve its implementation of internal controls to mitigate the inherent risks associated with the use of charge cards, the IG said.
It said, for example, that DHS should strengthen its post-payment audit process to ensure that component personnel are complying with appropriate charge card internal controls, but added that internal control weaknesses only posed a moderate risk.
