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FPCD-80-8 1 (1979-10-18)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL



Report To The Congress


OF THE UNITED STATES


Federal Agency Standards

Of Employee Conduct

Need Improvement



In a review at six Federal agencies, GAO
found that the basic philosophy underlying
the application of standards of employee con-
duct places the primary burden of responsibil-
ity on employees to know and abide by stand-
ards, while agencies assume a passive role
usually only reacting to employee initiatives.
Agencies generally have not taken sufficient
action to evaluate the effectiveness of their
standards, and the former Civil Service
Commission's guidance to agencies on devel-
oping standards was not adequate to minimize
variations in the behavior expected of
employees from different agencies.

The report identifies problems and makes
recommendations with respect to (1) negotia-
ting for employment, (2) accepting honoraria,
(3) outside employment activities, (4) accept-
ing gifts and gratuities, (5) accepting travel
reimbursement from private sources, and (6)
resolving financial conflicts.

The Office of Personnel Management agreed
with GAO's observations and intends to
remedy the deficiencies noted.                            1  1   I


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                                                                     FPCD-80-8
                                                               OCTOBER 18, 1979

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