DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards

New spending restrictions apply to both Smartpay travel and purchase cards. Travel cards are widely used throughout the government (for example, most of the army’s reserve soldiers have these cards). The government tracks travel expenses, such as hotel fees and airlines, through software tools such as Concur. GSA already requires receipts for any purchase made by its employees more than $ 75. “The system is pain in the rear and requires a license from the supervisor before spending any money,” says one of the current GSA employees.

Once the trip is completed, employees must provide a voucher that matches the approved expenditures. Expenses are accurately tracked – employees are required to reduce the withdrawals of ATMs to avoid unnecessary fees, according to the current GSA employee, who represented others in this story, spoke to the wireless not to disclose their identity because they were not allowed to speak publicly. They say that the card’s abuse is already reasons for disciplinary action, including the end.

Purchase cards are more rare and are used in work expenses less than $ 10,000; Anything higher than this amount requires an official government contract. It is used in office supplies, information technology equipment and training courses, among other things. If the employees want to spend the money on a purchase card, they must submit a form, then it needs to be approved and signed by the supervisor. When this is done, the model is offered to agree to the corresponding office, with the name of the person who wants to perform the purchase, description of the element, estimated price, accounting code, and date in which goods or services are necessary.

Once the payment is approved, a purchase request number is set. Only then the employee can actually spend money. If they spend 10 percent more than the approved amount, they need my writing approval again. In GSA, each purchase is tracked through a program called Pegasys, which requires a separate model to reach. Pegasys has two sides: the purchase aspect, which shows the money spent, and the side of the reconciliation. The card holder must match these two sides, a hundred hundred, using the order number.

“To commit a fraud, you must have the employee and the supervisor, and there is likely to be a person who is funded.” “It is not easy like [DOGE is] Claim. “