Guidance on Charge Cards Drafted

The Office of Management and Budget has drafted guidance on improving the management of government charge cards, which have been the subject of numerous inspector general and other reports finding fraud and abuse in the use of the cards. The guidance, which will be government-wide, will set minimum requirements and suggested best practices in areas such as planning, training, risk management, data collection, and others. It also includes a sample notice for agencies to use to collect debt overdue on a government travel card through a salary offset. Employees have complained for many years about delays in getting reimbursed by their agencies for the costs they incur on official travel, which in some cases in turn causes employees to be late in paying off the credit cards.