This is a classic example of the government trying (in theory) to do the right thing and getting bitten in the ass for it.
Many many years ago, procurement was so complicated and cumbersome and time consuming, the idea was just to provide credit cards for small dollar purchases to speed things up. Simple and makes sense.
Unfortunately, no one is doing audits on the back end to make sure this kind of activity isn’t taking place. Even when the government tries to do the right thing, its incapable of executing.
Many many years ago, procurement was so complicated and cumbersome and time-consuming, the idea was just to provide credit cards for small dollar purchases to speed things up.
The article says that it was a travel card, not a small purchase card.