Comer and Ernst demanded a sweeping reform of the system and a comprehensive review of all federal charge card programs by the Government Accountability Office in a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro.
The letter appears to be prompted by a Department of Government Efficiency audit that revealed around 4.6 million active cards. After several weeks, that number was reduced to 470,000 cards. There has been $40 billion in spending on the cards, the pair of lawmakers wrote.
Ernst blasted the program’s odd spending, including more than 11,000 transactions on casino ATMs, mobile application stores, and at bars. She has been a strong DOGE advocate and created the Senate DOGE Caucus.
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