NEVER TOLERATE TYRANNY!....Conservative voices from the GRASSROOTS.

OUR GOVERNMENT IS TOO BIG ! ! ! We have NO IDEA where our tax money is going and for what!

Here the federal bureau responsible for making sure ALL other federal bureaus are spending within the rules breaks the spending rules.

I mean, what the hell ! ? ! ?

Over half of EPA inspector general's credit card charges were 'improper'

By Paul Bedard | November 12, 2014 | 12:42 pm Washington Examiner

A review of “high risk” credit card charges by Environmental Protection Agency auditors found that more than half were “improper,” including for police equipment and “novelty items.”

The EPA’s inspector general plucked a few charges out of those made by the office from October 2012 to April 2014 to review. Of the $62,012 charged by workers, $36,488 were improper, according to the review titled, "Spending Taxpayer Dollars: Ineffective Oversight of Purchase Cards ...."

The IG found no illegal purchases, but said that many were made by IG workers who lacked the authority. Several purchases weren’t cleared by bosses, records weren’t retained and in two unidentified cases, sales taxes weren’t recovered; Uncle Sam doesn’t pay taxes.

It was an odd case of the inspector general investigating his own office and what he found was shoddy record keeping and sloppy use of government credit cards.

Blame was placed on the apparent misunderstanding of credit card rules. “Purchase card internal controls have not been emphasized,” said the report.

In an obvious conclusion, the EPA IG report said, “Office of Inspector General should lead by example in accountability for responsible use of government funds.”

Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com