Federal credit card abuse uncovered
Surprised?
Congressional oversight study group
Federal employees used government credit cards to pay for lingerie, gambling, iPods, Internet dating services, and a $13,000 steak-and-liquor dinner, according to a new audit from the Government Accountability Office, which found widespread abuses in a purchasing program meant to improve bureaucratic efficiency.
The GAO also found that agencies could not account for nearly $2 million worth of items identified in the audit — including laptop computers, digital cameras and, at the Army, more than a dozen computer servers worth $100,000 each.
“Too many government employees have viewed purchase cards as their personal line of credit,” Coleman said. “It’s time to cut up their cards and start over.”
The pandemic devolution of our civil service into a Banana Republic bureaucracy continues apace. Lower-level bureaucrats imitate their Fearless Leaders with little or no concern for regulation or oversight.
Posted: Wed - April 9, 2008 at 10:49 AM