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 2007-11-19 monographic deposited born digital 14 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-85R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-85R P0b002ee18039c181 f:d0885r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-85R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-85R GAO-08-85R Air travel allowances Authorization Expense allowances Expense claims Federal employees Financial management Internal controls Questionable payments Transportation expense claims Travel allowances Accountability Program abuses Financial analysis Policies and procedures Waste, fraud, and abuse Federal Travel Regulation Correspondence A78268

At the request of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, in September 2007 we reported on the governmentwide use of premium class travel. As part of the audit and related investigations, we tested premium class transactions at the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The purpose of this letter is to provide the Acting Secretary of Agriculture with information on specific matters identified during our work that relate to weaknesses in internal controls at USDA. Further, this letter details the results of investigative work we performed related to allegations forwarded to us by USDA's Office of Inspector General of premium class travel abuses by executives at the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). This letter contains six recommendations that warrant your attention. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-85R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-85R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-85R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-85R.pdf GAO-08-85R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-85R Correspondence GAO-08-85R; Management Letter: Recommendations for Improvements to USDA's Internal Controls and Policies on Premium Class Air Travel; Air travel allowances Authorization Expense allowances Expense claims Federal employees Financial management Internal controls Questionable payments Transportation expense claims Travel allowances Accountability Program abuses Financial analysis Policies and procedures Waste, fraud, and abuse Federal Travel Regulation Title 5 Section 104 Title 5 Section 5701 5 U.S.C. 104 5 U.S.C. 5701 Title 31 Section 720 31 U.S.C. 720