USPS: Travel card guideline changes for bargaining unit employees – Effective July 24

Effective July 24, bargaining unit employees with government-issued individually billed travel cards will no longer be permitted to use the cards for cash advances. Cash advances are no longer a standard component of travel card programs. The guideline doesn’t affect other card features or employees’ ability to pay for travel-related expenses. The change is being…

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USPS: Low and behold – Travel card credit limits lowered for infrequent travelers

If you have a government-issued individually billed travel card and you haven’t used it in two years or more, the Postal Service will lower the card’s credit limit to $1, effective July 14. If you plan to use the card for travel, you may request a credit increase by: Following the existing procedures for requesting…

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USPS Employees Used Travel Cards for Grocery Shopping, Eating Out

(July 3, 2014) U.S. Postal Service employees spent hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past few years on unauthorized cash withdrawals and personal purchases using government travel cards, according to a new report. USPS’ inspector general found a lack of oversight allowed employees to take between April 2012 and March 2013 more than $215,000…

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