Air Force officials implement government travel card controlled spend accounts

In an effort to curtail government travel card abuse and delinquency, Air Force officials are piloting an unprecedented controlled spend account concept through Sept. 3 with an expected service-wide rollout of fall 2010.

The most significant CSA concept bases spending limits on approved travel authorizations and provides just enough funds to perform the mission, GTC officials said.

“We’re building automated processes into the program so that personnel managing their unit’s travel card program can go back to being focused on mission-enhancing rather mission support duties,” said Mike Bilbrey, the Air Force banking officer.
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