$50M+ improperly spent on DOD credit cards during COVID pandemic
January 23, 2024
Meghann Myers
Military Times
$50M+ improperly spent on DOD credit cards during COVID pandemic
January 23, 2024
Meghann Myers
Military Times
A recent Defense Department Inspector General report reveals that millions of dollars in COVID-19 funds were mischarged on government credit cards. (Navy)
By Meghann Myers, Military Times / January 23, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic forced units and offices throughout the Defense Department to stock up on a range of supplies, from disposable masks to gloves and disinfectant, all of which could be purchased with a government-issued credit card and paid off by the Pentagon.
But a DOD Inspector General review of more than 100,000 government purchase card transactions made from March 2020 to January 2022 reveals that roughly $54 million in purchases didn’t align with COVID-19 necessities.
That is nearly 40% of the $242 million spent on such needs, according to the IG report.
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