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FPCD-77-23 1 (1977-02-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaabzi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUREPT RESUME 00656 - (A0b914551 Action Needed to Hake the Executive Branch Financial Disclosure System Effective. B-103987; FPCD-77-23. February 28, 1977. 4q PP. Report to the Congress; by Robert F. Keller, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: Personnel Hanagemen* and Compensation (300). Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Dir. Budget Function: General Government: Central Personnel Management (805). Organization Concerned; Civil Service Commission. Congr 'sional Relevance: Congress; House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service; Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Authority: Federal Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 154(L.il. Executive Order 11222. 5 C.F.R. 735. 18 U.S.C. 208(b). 30 U.S.C. 6. 43 U.S.C. 11. 43 U.S.C. 31. 49 U.S.C. 1321(b). 5 U.S.C. 53(!I). Basic changes ere needed in the executive branch enforcement of financial disclosure reporting requirements. Findings/Conclurions- Executive Order 11222 prescribed standards of ethical conduct for Government officers and employees and directed the Civil Service Commission to establish guidelines for agency financial disclosure systems. The executive branch conflict-of-interest program can no longer be managed on an ad hoc basis with limited support anu insufiicient xesoirces. Many potential conflicts were obvious in statements which were filed, but were not questioned by the prsons who reviewed the statements or were not resolved. Eany employees who were required to file statements failed to do so or filed late. Many were not required to file, although they should have been. Recommendations: The -isident should-, issue a cl,,ar statPent to the heads of all ex..Jutive departments and agencies setting forth a firm commitmbnt to the highest standards of ethical cond'ct; establish an executive branch office of ethics with adequate resources to address the prcblems cf enforcement and coaplia, ce; amend the Executive Order to clearly def-.ne the terms conflict substantially and substanti&lly atfected; alAd amend the order to require all designated employees to disclose additional types of data and to require the collection of information necessary to enforce agency conflict-of-interest laws and administrative prohibitions. (Author/SC)

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