Con 200 Test 1 Chapter Notes and Questions

Ethics and Integrity

Public service is a public trust. We have a responsibility to the United States Government and its citizens to uphold the Constitution, laws and ethical principles. To ensure that every citizen can have complete confidence in the integrity of the federal government, we must respect and adhere to the principles of ethical conduct set forth in the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (5 C.F.R. Part 2635), FAR Part 3, DFARS 203, and any agency supplements.

Standards of Ethical Conduct The regulation 5 C.F.R. Part 2635 specifically identifies 14 general principles. Those applicable to your Government/contractor relationship are:

Gifts

Impartiality

Conflict of Interest

Unauthorized Commitments

Financial

Employment

For long-term, strategic contracts it is important that contractor employees be an active member of the acquisition team. However, as a Government employee, your interaction with contractor employees is guided by the Standards of Ethical Conduct. The Standards of Conduct allow you to:

*Not give an excerpt from Widget’s Inc.’s technical proposal, an offer you are currently reviewing, to your friend, Roberta, who is preparing an offer for a similar item for another government office.

A company should be concerned with the trust worthiness of its employees when trying to build a business relationship.

*TRUE

Your organization has a requirement to purchase a number of low-cost items for an end item that is being built for a major customer. You should recommend developing strategic long-term relationships for these items.

*FALSE

Trust in the other party and commitment to the relationship are the two factors that contribute to a successful relationship, both personal and business.

*Correct

Trust & commitment lead to increased levels of cooperation which is necessary to:

achieve individual goals;

resolve conflicts; and

limit resources, information, and...