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FPCD-77-17 1 (1977-01-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaabze0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUJMENT RESUME 00652 - rA07511231 FirLancial Disclosure System for Department of Agriculture Employees Needs Strengthening. FPCD-77-17; B-103987; B-180228. January 31, 1977. 17 pp. + appendices. Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Personnel Management and Compensation: Employee Conflicts of Interest (301). Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div. Budget Yunction: Agriculture (350). Organization concerned: Department of Agriculture. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry; Congress. Authority: Agriculture Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 610(g); 18 U.S.C. 1903). 18 U.S.C. 208. 5 U.S.C. 53. 5 U.S.C. 3105. 7 U.S.C. 87. 3 U.S.C. 3105. Executive Order 11222. 7 C.F.R. 0.735-14. The financial disclosure system for employees of the Department of Agriculture was reviewed to determine whether: the system is etfective for revealing conflict of interest situations, all -equirnd disclosure statements wEV&A promptly and properly filed, and the financial disclosure statemerts were adequately reviewed and analyzed. Findings/Conclusions: The Department -of Agricultuzc's financial disclcsire system was found to be weak in the areas of: criteria for identifying positions whose incumbents should file financial disclosure statements; procedures for collecting statements; and criteria for revieuing statements. More employees should be filing statements. Most agency review officials did not adequately follow up to probptly collect itatements from nonfiling employees. Review of employees financial interests was Inconsistent. Recommendations. The Department should: develop nore specific criteria t4 include e-pluyees whose jobs affect th_ agriculture industry, identify employees affected by statutory and regulatory prohibitions, develop procedures to insure prompt collection c statements, and develop a system for coordinating and monitoring the activities of review cfficials. (RRS)

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