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FPCD-82-37 1 (1982-04-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabdeo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE | I < - cc WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION RIESTRICTED - ot .et'lde the fenerPRIL16,1982 B-20648Accountng Of lice ex' f spetlft ap PR1V19 by the Office of o o c- r The Honorable Edward J. Markey RELEASED Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight RLAE and Investigations Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 1111111 1 House of Representatives 118235 Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: The Geological Survey's Financial Disclosure System is Adequate But Further Refinements Are Needed (FPCD-82-37) In response to your October 15, 1981, request, we have reviewed the adequacy of the financial disclosure system at the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. We found that the Survey has substantially improved its financial disclo- sure system since our review in 1975. l/ The Survey's financial disclosure system deters employee financial interests which may cause conflict with his or her Gov- ernment duties by (1) identifying employees required to file fi- nancial disclosure statements, (2) reviewing financial interests reported by employees, and (3) requesting the divestiture of im- proper holdings. However, the Survey does not determine whether employees report all their financial interests. The success of the financial disclosure system, therefore, depends to a great extent upon the honesty and integrity of the employees. Our review indicates that the Survey could make some admin- istrative improvements in its disclosure system. The Survey's financial disclosure system for preventing conflict of interest can also be improved by using more precise data to identify pro- hibited holdings. To further protect the system's integrity, the need for the Survey to closely monitor spouse and minor children's holdings cannot be overemphasized. l/Effectiveness of the Financial Disclosure System for Employees of the U.S. Geological Survey (FPCD-75-131, Mar. 3, 1975). (966070)

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