Air Force Management of the U.S. Government Aviation Into-Plane Reimbursement Card Program

Abstract

We evaluated whether the Air Force complied with regulations in its use of the U.S. Government Aviation Into-Plane Reimbursement Card (AIR Card ) and whether the controls were effective for processing charge card payments for transactions from January 1, 2005, through June 13, 2007. We identified an internal control weakness. Air Force internal controls over the AIR Card were inadequate for: a) verifying and reconciling $14.4 million in charges, b) retaining receipts, and c) accounting for cards. As a result, Air Force units: 1) did not investigate at least $284,322 in questioned billings and request applicable credits; 2) incurred questioned fuel and ground service charges, totaling $456,737, for retired aircraft no longer in service; and 3) paid $1.6 million in questioned noncontract fuel purchases in excess of contract fuel prices at locations with existing Defense Energy Support Center Into-Plane fuel contracts. We identified a total of $2.3 million in questioned charges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 06, 2009
Accession Number
ADA596272

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Operations
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Air National Guard
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • Organizational Structure
  • Program Management
  • Supply Chain Management

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