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DOI Integrated Charge Card Program

General Information

The Department of the Interior’s integrated charge card for travel, fleet, and purchases is Bank of America’s MasterCard.

Use of the card is subject to Federal and Department of the Interior regulations as described in the Department's Integrated Charge Card Program Guide and the Fish and Wildlife Integrated Charge Card Program Handbook. Cardholder accounts are not private: they are subject to review. The policies and procedures prescribed in these Guides are designed to ensure sound program management and management controls, and to define allowable use and limitations for charge cards and convenience checks.

The term “charge card” rather than “credit card” is used because the cardholder is required to pay their individually billed balance in full upon receipt of the statement of account. Credit is not being provided to spread payments over a period of time.

The goal of the Integrated Charge Card Program is to improve mission support, streamline and standardize operations, increase card use by maximizing card acceptance for all types of transactions, reduce administrative costs, and outsource transaction processing.

Training Requirement

Anyone who desires to hold a purchase card and/or travel card is required to take mandatory card holder training. The amount of training depends upon the type of card you hold. To get additional information on the training and to take the on-line training course, click on the link in the resources section.

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Last updated: May 9, 2011