A crackdown on the misuse of government credit cards is underway.
The Office of Management and Budget said yesterday that it would welcome Congress's help in disciplining federal employees who misuse their cards, pointing to a Senate bill that would authorize agencies to fire employees for egregious abuse of government credit cards. Employees suspected of fraud would have their cases referred to federal prosecutors.
"The vast majority of civilian employees, government employees, use the cards responsibly. At the same time, I would say there is abuse, and the goal is zero, and we need to make it zero," said Clay Johnson III, deputy director for federal management issues at the OMB.
