Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is offering legislation to require agencies to better train their employees about proper use of government-issued charge cards and require the agencies to better analyze spending data. Meanwhile, the Army has issued a reminder to its civilian employees about the use of travel charge cards that could apply as well to employees of other agencies, since abuses of those cards have been found in numerous agencies in recent years. The reminder states that while the card gives travelers the freedom and flexibility to perform government travel by using the card for hotels, meals, and miscellaneous expenses without having to obtain a travel advance or use personal funds, it is for official government use only and any other use “may subject a person to disciplinary, adverse, or other administrative action.”