Purchase Card Misuse

The GAO report on abuse of government purchase cards, discussed in a Washington Post story Wednesday and in Stephen Barr's Federal Diary today, is a public relations nightmare. Fortunately OMB Chief Clay Johnson put it into perspective:

"The vast majority of civilian employees, government employees, use the cards responsibly. At the same time, I would say there is abuse, and the goal is zero, and we need to make it zero."