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 2006-03-10 monographic deposited born digital 58 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-298 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-298 P0b002ee1803945db f:d06298 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-298 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-298 GAO-06-298 Financial management Fraud Internal controls International travel Monitoring Program abuses Program evaluation Program management Risk management Travel Travel allowances Travel costs Other Written Product A48738 The relative size of the Department of State's (State) travel program and continuing concerns about fraud, waste, and abuse in government travel card programs led to this request to audit State's centrally billed travel accounts. GAO was asked to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls over (1) the authorization and justification of premium-class tickets charged to the centrally billed account and (2) monitoring of unused tickets, reconciling monthly statements, and maximizing performance rebates. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-298/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-298.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-298/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-298.pdf GAO-06-298 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-298 Other Written Product GAO-06-298; State's Centrally Billed Foreign Affairs Travel: Internal Control Breakdowns and Ineffective Oversight Lost Taxpayers Tens of Millions of Dollars; Financial management Fraud Internal controls International travel Monitoring Program abuses Program evaluation Program management Risk management Travel Travel allowances Travel costs