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B-257488 1 (1995-11-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptabym0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Food and Drug Administration - Use of Appropriations for No Red Tape Buttons and Mementoes File: B-257488 Date: November 6, 1995 DIGEST 1. Food and Drug Administration may use its appropriations to purchase No Red Tape buttons to promote the effectiveness and efficiency of employees, thereby furthering an authorized agency purpose. 2. Under the Government Employees' Incentive Awards Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 4501-4506, Food and Drug Administration appropriations are available for the purchase of coffee mugs and pens for federal employees if these items are intended to be presented as honorary or informal recognition awards. DECISION The Director, Division of Accounting, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Health and Human Services, asks whether FDA appropriations may be used to purchase No Red Tape buttons to remind employees to carry out their functions efficiently, and for awards, such as coffee mugs and pens, which would be presented to speakers and federal employees at FDA District Conferences. For reasons discussed below, FDA appropriations are available for these purchases. BACKGROUND The Office of Management Systems (OMS), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, would like to purchase buttons inscribed with the logo, No Red Tape. As part of an office campaign to promote team building, efficiency, and effectiveness, OMS would distribute these buttons to its staff of 130 to voluntarily wear while at work. OMS intends the buttons to serve as visible reminders to staff and customers that OMS' mission is not to say no but to find ways to work together to satisfy its customers' needs. FDA states that these buttons are not 1051030

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