DoD Purchase Card Program Audit Coverage
Abstract
A July 2001 Congressional hearing highlighted the need to ensure proper oversight of the DoD purchase card program. We prepared this summary report at the request of the Director, Defense Procurement to provide a central repository of purchase card audit report findings and to identify misuse trends and problems. After we initiated this project, the Senate Committee on Finance also requested details on audit reports on the use of credit cards in DoD. The purchase card is a Government-wide commercial credit card used to purchase goods and services. The purchase card is a less costly and more efficient way for offices and organizations to buy needed goods and services directly from vendors. As of September 2001, DoD had 231,856 purchase cardholders. The DoD Purchase Card Program Management Office reports that in FY 2001, DoD made approximately 10.6 million purchases valued at $6.1 billion using the purchase cards. The purchase card eliminates the need to process purchase requests through procurement offices and avoids the administrative and documentation requirements of traditional contracting processes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 27, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA397817
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense