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• Percentage of employees that are cardholders;
• Net number of new accounts (new less cancelled);
• Charge card dollars spent; total refunds earned; percentage of potential refunds
earned;
• Number of cases reported to the agency Office of Inspector General or
agency/organization program coordinator for possible card misuse and/or abuse;
• Number of administrative and/or disciplinary actions taken for card misuse, including
delinquency (if known); and
• Number of administrative and/or disciplinary actions taken for convenience check
misuse.
Travel charge cards only:
• Number and percentage of travel charge cards with monthly and/or transaction limits
($0 - $3,000; $3,001 - $5,000; $5,001 - $7,500; $7,501 – above.);
• Number and percentage of travel charge cards with ATM withdrawal limits ($0 -
$3,000; $3,001 - $5,000; $5,001 - $7,500; $7,501 – above.);
• Percentage of travel cardholders who, as defined by the agency, are infrequent
travelers;
Purchase cards only:
• Ratio of approving officials to purchase cardholders (span of control);
• Average number of monthly purchase card transactions reviewed per approving
official;
• Number of purchase cardholders with contracting warrants above $3,000;
• Number of purchase cardholders with transaction limits of $3,000 or more that do not
hold contracting warrants;
Convenience checks only:
• Total number of individuals authorized to write convenience checks;
• Total number of convenience checks written;
• Number of checks written over $3,000; and
• Number of checks written under $3,000.
Note: GSA shall (1) take action to automate the provision of this data from the contractor
banks to the maximum extent possible, with appropriate data oversight by agencies, and
(2) coordinate the provision of appropriate data to OMB. Agencies shall report manually
in the interim until an automated process is implemented.
Appendix B
OMB Circular A-123
(Revised January 2009)