My question: is it a government card issued to a civil servant, or is it to the an organization? The bureaucracy in management still has to approve. That makes a big differences as well. I dont know if EPA’s credit cards work the same as my organization. But the government doesn’t pay the card’s balance due. The bill is sent to my name and home address, and my credit is impacted if I do not pay the balance. I am reimbursed directly from the government for “approved expenses” that I claim. I must pay all expenses on my card whether they have been refunded by the government or not (and the government is not always timely). I cannot use my personal credit card on official business, and I do not know who collects the kickbacks from the government credit card companies. Rumor is that it goes to some house member’s favored constituent(s).
In March of 2014, the inspector general released a report noting that of the $152,602 in transactions that they evaluated, $79,254 went to purchases that were prohibited, improper, or erroneous.
If the user would be denied reimbursement for "prohibited, improper, or erroneous" transactions, then there's not really much of an issue.
It’s to the individual through the organization. All purchases are supposed to be reviewed and approved by the groups accounting personnel. Anything not ok’ed, the individual then must pay out of pocket or within 90 days have it taken out of his/hers pay. Clearly for whatever reason that is not happening. There is no oversight and no consequences for failure to comply.