Progress Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior in Implementing Government Charge Card Recommendations

We provided the status of the progress made by the U.S. Department of the Interior in implementing previous Government charge card recommendations as of the end of fiscal year 2016.

 

We reported to OMB for FY 2015 that three recommendations stemming from two reports related to internal controls over Government purchase cards and travel cards were resolved and not implemented. During FY 2016, one of those three recommendations was implemented and closed.

 

During FY 2016, we completed an audit of DOI’s integrated charge card program, and issued Report No. 2015-ER-011, “U.S. Department of the Interior’s Internal Controls for Purchase Cards and Fleet Cards,” on September 30, 2016. The report identified issues related to poor internal controls and oversight, absence of clear guidance, noncompliance with bureau-specific policies, insufficient documentation for use of convenience checks, inactive accounts, miscoded transactions being approved, and use of an outdated policy. The findings included 10 charge card related recommendations, of which only three were unimplemented at the time of report issuance and referred to DOI for tracking. Currently, two of those three recommendations remain resolved but not implemented and one remains unresolved. The attachment provides detailed information about the recommendations and status for the fiscal year that ended September 30, 2016.