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Contracting Fundamentals Block 1 Unit 2b

Terms in this set (35)

How many principles are in the joint ethics regulation
10
Principle 1
Put loyalty to the highest morale principles and do country above loyalty to persons, party, or government department
Principle 2
Uphold the Constitution, Laws, and regulations of the United States and all governments there in and never be a party to their evasion
Principle 3
Get a full days labor for a full day's pay; giving earnest effort and best thought to the performance of duties
Principle 4
Seeking to find an employee more efficient and economical ways of getting tasks accomplished
Principle 5
Never discriminate unfairly by dispensing of special favors or privileges to anyone, weather for remuneration or not; and never accept, for himself or herself or for family members, favors or benefit under circumstances which might be construed by reasonable person's at influencing the performance of governmental duties
Principle 6
Make no private promises of any kind binding upon the duties of office, since a government employee has no private word, which can be binding on public duty.
Principle 7
never used any information game confidentially in the performance of government duties as a means of making private profit
Principle 8
Engage in no business with the government, either directly or indirectly, which is inconsistent was the conscientious performance of governmental duty
Principle 9
Expose corruption wherever discovered
Principle 10
Uphold these principles, ever conscious that public office is a public trust
Designated Agency Ethics Official
(DAEO)
Responsible to manage and supervise the ethics and standards of conduct programs
DAEO responsibilities include
-Written standards of conduct and advice
-education and training program
-action to evaluate and remedy violations or the parents of violations
-The sign attorneys qualified for counseling
Proprietary information
Information-technology that a company owns the rights or has the patents to
Conflict of interest
Arises when the interest of the member directly oppose the interest of the government
Particular matter
Contracts, and application, a claim, a request for a ruling, or a judicial proceeding.
Financial interest
Your spouse, your minor children, your business partners, an organization in which you are serving with or without compensation, any individual or organization with which you are negotiating or had any arrangement for future employment
10 steps for an ethical decision
-Define the problem
-Identify the goal
-List Applicable law or regulation
-List the ethical values at stake
-Name all the stakeholders
-Gather additional information
-State all feasible solutions
-Eliminate on ethical options
-Rank remaining solutions
-Commit to an implement the best ethical solution
When reporting suspected violations
-Expected violations of a criminal statute should be reported to the immediate supervisor of the person suspected and the DAEO or to a law-enforcement official
-any report of any violation may be made to that DoD Inspector General
-DoD personnel must cooperate with an official investigation of a possible violation
What resolving a real or pan violation
One must go first to the lowest possible commend level
Resolution of the violation will be accomplished by using one or more of the following
- Disqualification
- Limitations of duties
- Divestiture
- Transfer or reassignment
- Resignation
- Exemption under 18 U.S.C 208 (b)
- Other appropriate action
Fraud
A deliberate deception practiced so as to secure unfair or unlawful game
Waste
Occurs when individuals do not properly account for the supplies under their control or the services they supervise
Abuse
Occurs when someone deliberately misuses a piece of government equipment
Government agencies which regulate crime
Government Accountability Office - (GAO)
Department of defense Inspector General - (DoD IG)
Air Force office of special investigations - ( AFOSI)
Collusion
Secret agreement between two or more persons for a fraudulent or deceitful purpose
Collusive pricing
When two or more contractors, vendors, or offerors conspire to fix the price the government will pay
Buying in
When contractors submit an offer although their anticipated cost
Kickback
Any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value or composition of any kind, which is provided, directly, or indirectly to any prime contractor, prime contract employee, subcontractor or subcontractor employee
Gratuity
A favor gift usually in the form of money given in return for service
Exceptions to a gratuity
-Gift of $20 or less not to exceed $50 per year
-gifts based on print personal relationship
-discounts on similar benefits
-awards and honorary degrees
Adverse actions against contractor can include
Civil damages, criminal damages, administrative action
Civil damages
Monetary penalty for violation of laws regulations etc.
Criminal damages
Monetary damages and or imprisonment
Administrative actions
Voiding and/or rescinding contracts termination for default, and recommendation for suspension and debarment
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