We were engaged by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), Office of
Inspector General ("OIG"), to conduct a performance audit of the EEOC charge card program,
which includes both purchase and travel cards. EEOC uses purchase cards to reduce the
administrative cost of processing small dollar purchases and travel cards to reduce the cost of
official travel and for the convenience of the traveler.
Purchase and travel cards are high risks for fraud, waste, abuse, and misuse. Accordingly, if the
internal controls governing EEOC's purchase and travel card programs are not sufficient, properly
designed, and fully implemented, EEOC will not be able to detect and prevent fraudulent purchases
or other potential improper uses and abuses of the cards.