Office of Federal Financial Management
Travel and Purchase Cards
Federal agencies issue credit cards to employees to help facilitate purchases that employees make while at work or on work-related travel. The credit card process is useful because it allows agencies to get up to the minute information on employee purchases. Such information is critical to ensuring that all purchases made with government-issued credit cards are appropriate (i.e., work-related) and that all credit card bills are paid on time. By paying bills on time and thereby increasing monthly rebates, the use of purchase and travel cards is a strategic method for saving taxpayer dollars.
| Circulars: |
Improving
the Management of Government Charge Card Programs, OMB Circular
A-123, Appendix B (April 28, 2006) (51 pages, 286 kb)
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| Legislation: |
Section 846, TTHUD Appropriations
Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-115) |
| Memoranda: |
M-03-02,
Increased Oversight for Government Purchase and Travel Cards
(October 15, 2002) |
| Resources: | http://www.gsa.gov/gsasmartpay |
| Financial
Standards and Grants Branch |
Financial Analysis and Systems Branch |
Other Guidance | Testimony |
