Charge cards are a mechanism for payment and facilitate the Prompt Payment Act.
The Government Paperwork Elimination Act of 1998 requires agencies to provide the option for individuals and businesses to submit information or conduct transactions electronically. Agencies will maintain records electronically, when practical, by October 21, 2003. Which card you use is dependent on you agency's internal administrative rules and what your agency stipulates for transportation or transportation related services. Remember, charge cards must be postpayment audited. This is an agency decision.