DOI OIG VI-EV-NPS-0001-2008: Virgin Islands National Park Service, Review of Purchase Cards and Property Disposition
Report No. VI-EV-NPS-0001-2008 Virgin Islands National Park Service Review of Purchase Cards and Property Disposition Advisory Report Office of Inspector General June 2009 1 The Department of the Interior issues the Integrated Charge Card (purchase card) to Virgin Islands National Park Services (NPS) employees for purchases such as: ◦Official Travel ◦Fueling of government vehicles ◦Other necessary job-related purchases These cardholders have the authority to make purchases of up to $3,000 per transaction.Introduction: The Integrated Charge Card 1 Over-issuance of charge cards Purchases lack authorization and justification Purchases are not reconciled Violation of the split-purchase rule Personal property not labeled or inventoried Critical job vacancies Inadequate storage methodsOverview: What We Found 2 Division heads, who are responsible for reviewing cardholder applications, have issued charge cards to approximately 70 percent of NPS employees. ◦Nothing guarantees that the majority of NPS employees have an appropriate need for purchase authority. …
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