GAO says Forest Service credit cards misused

...A new billiard table, a $2,900 aquarium, costumes and caterers are among the many improper charges made on government credit cards by Forest Service workers, Congress' investigative agency says.
The General Accounting Office said Friday that an audit found instances of credit card abuse that demonstrate a lack of oversight by Forest Service officials.
Studying a sample of 230 purchases, the GAO said employees of the Agriculture Department agency made $1.6 million in improper purchases from Oct. 1, 2000, through Sept. 30, 2001. Based on that, it estimated that overall improper charges at the agency reached $2.7 million.
During the audit, 14,000 of 30,000 Forest Service workers held government credit cards...