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SAP Concur: Compliance and Accountability in State and Local Government Spend Management

SAP Concur published spend management guidance for state and local government organizations, noting the pandemic forced rapid digitization and organizations should now assess those rushed fixes. The T&E spend violation rate skyrocketed 292% from 2019 to 2020. Government fraud varies by level: national government 46% affected ($200,000 median loss), state government 27% ($56,000), local government 25% ($125,000). It recommends finance and IT collaboration and digital spend management tools. An IDC report found 90% of decision-makers see room to improve spend control.

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Impact and considerations

Finance and IT leaders in state and local government agencies need to assess pandemic-era rushed spend systems and consider integrated spend management platforms to improve compliance, reduce fraud, and enhance spend visibility.

Key points

  • The pandemic forced state and local government organizations to rapidly digitize, and they should now assess whether those rushed fixes are effective or need fine-tuning.
  • The T&E spend violation rate skyrocketed 292% from 2019 to 2020.
  • Government fraud varies by level: national government 46% affected ($200,000 median loss), state government 27% ($56,000), local government 25% ($125,000).
  • It recommends finance and IT collaboration and digital spend management tools for near real-time spend and cash flow visibility.
  • An IDC report found 90% of decision-makers see room to improve spend control, with top priorities including enhancing data accuracy (39%), managing compliance complexity (36%), and stopping poor spending decisions before they occur (33%).
  • Organizations deploying an integrated spend management platform report $777,000 annual savings on T&E reporting costs, 65% more compliant expense reports, and 52% fewer reporting errors.

Sources and time

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First source publication
10 Aug 2022, 17:21
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14 Aug 2026, 08:31
Last updated
10 Aug 2022, 17:21
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