Purchase cards
These resources help state agencies fulfill purchase card requirements in Chapter 45 of the State Administrative & Accounting Manual (SAAM).
- State purchasing card program
- Quick reference guide - state purchasing rules
- Washington Purchasing Manual
Recommended and best practices
- GFOA Best Practice: Purchasing Card Programs (GFOA, Feb. 2008)
- The State Travel Card: Uses, Policies, and Best Practices (AGA, May 2007)
- The State Purchase Card: Uses, Policies, and Best Practices (AGA, Feb. 2007)
Related links to reports
- Management Report: Improvements Needed in IRS's Internal Controls (GAO, June 2008)
- Governmentwide Purchase Cards: Actions Needed to Strengthen Internal Controls to Reduce Fraudulent, Improper, and Abusive Purchases (GAO, Mar. 2008)
- State of Georgia Performance Audit of the State Purchasing Card Program Report (Oct. 2007)
- Purchase Cards: Control Weaknesses Leave DHS Highly Vulnerable to Fraudulent, Improper, and Abusive Activity (GAO, Sept. 2006)
