Acquisition: Controls for the DoD Aviation Into-Plane Reimbursement Card
Abstract
The Office of the Secretary of Defense issued a memorandum% regarding the Department of Defense Charge Card Programs on June 21, 2002. That memorandum discusses the fraud and misuse of Government cards. The memorandum directs that all DoD Components provide the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) a report of actions taken that resolve the current cases of charge card misuse, abuse, and delinquencies and preclude future cases from occurring. Further, the memorandum requests that the Inspector General of the Department of Defense coordinate audits and investigations of charge card programs to ensure fraudulent and inappropriate activities are addressed. The DoD Charge Card Task Force, formed in March 2002 by the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), issued a report on June 27, 2002, regarding its evaluation of the credit card programs and offering 25 recommendations for improvement of the programs. The Government Aviation Into-Plane Reimbursement Card is a commercially accepted credit card that DoD uses to purchase aviation fuel, fuel-related supplies, and ground handling services from commercial airport Fixed Base Operators. Kropp Holdings, Incorporated, doing business as AVCARD, is the credit card processor under contract for the Aviation Into-Plane Reimbursement- Card. The Aviation Into-Plane Reimbursement Card is accepted at Defense Energy Support Center into-plane contract locations and locations that do not have a contract with the Defense Energy Support Center. The Defense Energy Support Center negotiates and manages the Aviation Into-Plane Reimbursement Card contract as well as implements future changes of the transaction processing procedures. In FY 2001 the card was used to make $222 million in purchases.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 03, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA406705