Defense Procurement Conflict of Interest Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 2554 ... January 29, 30, 1986, Volumen4

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Página 106 - An employee shall avoid any action, whether or not specifically prohibited by this subpart, which might result in, or create the appearance of: (1) Using public office for private gain; (2) Giving preferential treatment to any person; (3) Impeding Government efficiency or economy; (4) Losing complete Independence or impartiality; (5) Making a Government decision outside official channels; or (6) Affecting adversely the confidence of the public in the integrity of the Government.
Página 46 - States in connection with any judicial or other proceeding, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, charge, accusation, arrest, or other particular matter involving a specific party...
Página 46 - ... particular matter involving a specific party or parties in which the United States is a party or has a direct and substantial interest and in which he participated personally and substantially as an officer or employee, through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation, or otherwise...
Página 49 - ... be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than twelve months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Página 49 - ... in which the United States or the District of Columbia is a party or has a direct and substantial interest and...
Página 137 - ... particular matter in which, to his knowledge, he, his spouse, minor child, partner, organization in which he is serving as officer, director, trustee, partner or employee, or any person or organization with whom he is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment, has a financial interest Shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
Página 107 - ... (2) giving preferential treatment to any organization or person; (3) impeding government efficiency or economy; (4) losing complete independence or impartiality of action; (5) making a government decision outside official channels; or (6) affecting adversely the confidence of the public in the integrity of the Government.
Página 43 - The proper operation of a democratic government requires that officials be independent and impartial ; that government decisions and policy be made in the proper channels of the governmental structure; that public office not be used for personal gain ; and that the public have confidence in the integrity of its government.
Página 44 - It is also fundamental to the effectiveness of democratic government that, to the maximum extent possible, the most qualified individuals in the society serve its government. Accordingly, legal protections against conflicts of interest must be so designed as not unnecessarily or unreasonably to impede the recruitment and retention by the government of those men and women who are most qualified to serve it.
Página 44 - Accordingly, legal protections against conflicts of interest must be so designed as not unnecessarily or unreasonably to impede the recruitment and retention by the government of those men and women who are most qualified to serve it. An essential principle underlying the staffing of our governmental structure is that its employees should not be denied the opportunity, available to all other citizens, to acquire and retain private economic and other interests, except where actual or potential conflicts...

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