Introduction to the
     GSA SmartPay® Travel Card
                                                                                       Travel Card Overview
                       GSA SmartPay® Travel Card Overview
        Purchase     21,336,149                 Purchase    $21,853,885,837                      Purchase     556,069
        Travel       43,696,940                 Travel       $8,989,808,817                      Travel      3,045,157
        Fleet        30,664,349                 Fleet        $1,652,164,599                      Fleet        695,760
        Total        95,697,438                 Total       $32,495,859,252                      Total       4,296,986
                                                           $421.96 million
                                     In refunds to support customer agency missions through FY19 Q4.                   3
      Travel Card Legislation and 
          Policies
                                                Local Travel Policy
     Federal Travel Regulation (FTR):
      • Optional use of the card for local travel will be at the discretion of agencies
         – DoD Joint Travel Regulations already permits use of the travel card for local travel expenses
         – Examples of local travel include -- but are not limited to -- taxi fares, public transportation, 
           and ferry tickets
      • Recommend that agencies develop and issue internal policies addressing oversight and internal 
        controls for managing use of the travel card for local travel
      • FTR Amendment 2016-01 included updates to ensure that the Government 
        contractor-issued travel charge card is used as often as practicable. In addition, it 
        strengthens card issuance and use policies and provides the agency head/designee 
        with waiver authority.
      • To visit the FTR and related files, go to:
        http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/102886.
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                                Laws and Governing Policies
     OMB Circular A-123, Appendix B - 
     A Risk Management Framework for Government Charge Card Program
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     •  Updated – Chapter 2 Internal Controls
       – Travel cards
       – New tools available under GSA SmartPay 3
     •  Updated – Chapter 3 Charge Card Management Plan 
       – Every 2 years 
     •  Updated – Chapter 5 Performance Metrics and Data Requirements
       – Now requires CFO Act agencies to submit their Narrative & Statistical Reports 
          to GSA (not OMB) in January each year
     •  Updated – Attachment 6 Disciplinary Category Definitions        6