New cost restrictions are applied to both SmartPay travel cards and purchase. Travel cards are widely used throughout the government (for example, most of the army’s reserves have these cards). The government pursues travel costs such as hotel and airline through software tools such as Concur. GSA now needs receipts for any purchase that their employees receive more than $ 75. A current GSA employee says “This system is a pain in the donkey and needs permission from a supervisor before the cost of each money.”
After traveling, employees must submit a coupon that is in accordance with the approved costs. According to a current GSA employee, who, like others in the story, spoke with wired on the condition that they were not allowed to speak publicly, its costs were traced to the heinous manner. They say that the card abuse is currently the basis for disciplinary measures including termination.
Shopping cards are rare and are used for work costs below $ 10,000. Anything above that amount requires a formal government contract. Other things are used for office supplies, information technology equipment and training. If employees want to spend money on the purchase card, they must submit a form that must be approved and signed by a supervisor. Upon completion of this, the form is sent to the confirmation office, with the name of the person who wants to make the purchase, the explanations of the goods, the estimated price, the accounting code and the required date of the goods or services.
After the payment is approved, the purchase request number is allocated. Only then the employee can spend money. If they spend 10 % more than the approved amount, they will need a written approval again. In GSA, each purchase is tracked through a program called Pegasys, which requires access to a separate form. Pegasys has two sides: the purchase side, which shows the money spent, and the side of reconciliation. The card holder must match the two parties for the tradition using the request number.
Another current GSA employee says, “To commit a fraud, you must have an employee, supervisor and possibly person who has financed.” “This is not easy [DOGE is] Claim. “
