Government Purchase Cards

Download or read book Government Purchase Cards written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Government purchase cards, opportunities exist to leverage buying power : report to congressional requesters.GAO was asked to review whether agencies are effectively leveraging their buying power when using purchase cards. This report assesses the extent to which selected (1) agencies analyze purchase card data to identify opportunities to leverage buying power agency-wide and (2) purchase cardholders seek opportunities to achieve cost savings when using purchase cards.GAO analyzed data from the three banks that work with the six selected agencies-selected in part on varying levels of purchase card spend volume-to manage their purchase card programs. GAO evaluated policies, reviewed strategic sourcing efforts related to purchase cards, and interviewed officials. GAO also interviewed officials from the General Services Administration who manage the government's purchase card contracts, and interviewed selected cardholders at the two agencies with the highest purchase card spend.