Internal controls over company-issued purchase cards should be of paramount concern to Government contractors. Regular readers of this blog will recall several reports where the cost of improper purchases using company-issued purchase cards were passed along to the Government and fraud charges resulted. Its serious enough when employees defraud their employer but when those charges pass through to a Government contract, things get much more serious. A contractor cannot just let those involved slip quietly off into the night. There will be consequences for both the individual(s) and the contractor.
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’