The Impact of Changing Patterns of Commercial Card Use by the US Government on Governmental Efficiency and Cost Savings

  • Richard Palmer
  • , Mahendra Gupta
  • , Nathan Palmer

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    1 Scopus citations

    Abstract

    The US Government has used bank commercial card technology since the 1980s to simplify and reduce the cost of the process to acquire goods and services. The term “commercial cards” includes purchase, travel, and fleet cards. Generally, purchase cards are used to acquire non-travel-related goods and services of lower dollar value; travel cards are used to facilitate employee travel on government business and primarily used to purchase airline tickets, hotels, and auto rentals; and fleet cards support employee purchases of fuel and other automotive services for government vehicles.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationPublic Administration, Governance and Globalization
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages57-88
    Number of pages32
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2015

    Publication series

    NamePublic Administration, Governance and Globalization
    Volume14
    ISSN (Print)2512-2347
    ISSN (Electronic)2512-2363

    Keywords

    • Active Card
    • Card Transaction
    • Financial Accountability
    • Fiscal Year
    • General Account Office

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