United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-09-28 monographic deposited born digital 63 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-1117 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1117 P0b002ee180373c70 f:d061117 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1117 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1117 GAO-06-1117 Accountability Disaster relief aid Federal procurement Federal procurement policy Financial management Fraud Internal controls Policy evaluation Program abuses Questionable procurement charges Policies and procedures Government Purchase Card Program GSA SmartPay Program Other Written Product A61565 In the wake of the 2005 hurricanes in the Gulf Region, GAO and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) initiated a number of audits and investigations addressing the federal government's response to those events. On July 19, 2006, GAO testified on the results of its purchase card work. This report summarizes the testimony and provides recommendations. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cardholders made thousands of transactions related to hurricane relief operations. GAO analyzed transactions between June and November of 2005 to determine if (1) DHS's control environment and management of purchase card usage were effective; (2) DHS's key internal control activities operated effectively and provided reasonable assurance that purchase cards were used appropriately; and (3) potentially fraudulent, improper, and abusive purchase card activity existed at DHS. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1117/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1117.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1117/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1117.pdf GAO-06-1117 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1117 Other Written Product GAO-06-1117; Purchase Cards: Control Weaknesses Leave DHS Highly Vulnerable to Fraudulent, Improper, and Abusive Activity; Accountability Disaster relief aid Federal procurement Federal procurement policy Financial management Fraud Internal controls Policy evaluation Program abuses Questionable procurement charges Policies and procedures Government Purchase Card Program GSA SmartPay Program