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OIG recommends that the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services in coordination with the Joint Executive Office of the Bureaus of Near Eastern Affairs and South and Central Asian Affairs and the Bureau of Administration review and seek repayment of questioned travel costs for the five travel authorizations in which premium class air travel justifications were inappropriately applied and approved. OIG determined the total of these repayments could be as much as $13,270.
OIG recommends that the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services in coordination with the Joint Executive Office of the Bureaus of Near Eastern Affairs and South and Central Asian Affairs and the Bureau of Administration review the 36 premium travel authorizations with missing, incomplete, and inaccurate documentation to determine whether the use of premium class air travel was appropriate, and to seek repayment of questioned costs for any travel determined to be inappropriate. OIG determined the total of these repayments could be as much as $234,075.
OIG recommends that the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services review the 181 premium travel authorizations not reviewed for this audit to determine whether the use of premium class air travel was appropriate, seek repayment for any travel determined to be inappropriate and report the results of the review to OIG.
OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration develop and implement procedures for ensuring data submitted for the annual Premium Class Travel Report to the General Services Administration completely and accurately reports on all instance of Department use of premium class air travel during the reporting year.
OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration notify the General Services Administration that the Department of State Premium Class Travel Reports for FYs 2012 and 2013 were inaccurate, and re-file the FYs 2012 and 2013 submissions with complete and accurate information.