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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL


Report To The Honorable Carl D. Pursell

United States House Of Representatives


OF THE UNITED STATES


National Science Foundation

Conflict Of Interest Problems With

Grants To Short Term Employees


The National Science Foundation augments
its permanent professional staff with specialists
who serve in noncareer positions for 1 to 2
years. Known as rotators, these specialists
are usually appointed as program officers with
authority for proposal evaluation. Without
proper controls, the rotator program can
create conflict of interest problems.

In attempting to accommodate the needs of
rotators for continuity in their research sup-
port, NSF officials--who are usually profes-
sional associates from the same NSF office
as the rotators--have made decisions on grant
proposals that create an appearance of impro-
priety under applicable Federal guidelines and
NSF policies and regulations.


A draft of this report included a proposal for
identifying conflicts of interest. NSF imple-
mented this proposal. GAO's current recom-
mendations, if implemented, should (a) pro-
vide greater visibility to potential conflict of
interest situations associated with grants in-
volving rotators and (b) resolve conflicts in
accordance with statutes and regulations.

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JANUARY 15, 1981


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