is there any recent news regarding american express and gsa smartpay?

Answer 1

The most recent I could find was Last Reviewed 10/27/2006 at:
http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/channelView.do?pageTypeId=8199&channelPage=%2Fep%2Fchannel%2FgsaOverview.jsp&channelId=-13497

That's the website of "the GSA SmartPay® Program, provider of purchase, travel, and fleet cards to agencies throughout the U.S. Government."