Attachment D Ethics Fact Sheet.pdf

Attachment D – Ethics Fact Sheet

PURPOSE: To provide a General Statement of Ethics Rules and Considerations Contract Employees Should be

Aware of in Dealing with FRI Personnel and the Public G if ts

Generally, FBI employees may not accept gifts from contractors of cash or over $20.

Contract employees may not take up an office collection, or participate in a collection with FBI employees, to give an FBI mployee a gift valued over $20.

FBI employees may never solicit any gift from contract employees.

Contractors may provide funds, equivalent to FBI employees, for food shared in an office.

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FBI and contract employees are accountable under Bribery and Procurement Integrity laws.

FBI employees are bound to report actual/apparent conflicts of interest and other misconduct.

Contract employees may be contractually bound to report conflicts or other misconduct.

FBI and Contract employees generally may not disclose FBI Information, including classified, Privacy Act protected, law nforcement sensitive or procurement information to those outside the FBI without FBI permission. Criminal and civil fines may pply to violations.

G o v er n m en t

P ro p er ty

» FBI employees may use Government property for their personal use under very limited circumstances. This authorization does not apply to contractors unless authorized by contract.

• Contract employees are not authorized to use an FBI gym and similar services.

• Contractors may be authorized to travel in Government vehicles (like shuttles, or approved travel in BUCARs and other

Government conveyances).

• FBI employees may be authorized by their supervisor to travel in contractor vehicles under certain circumstances. Other travel provided by a contractor may be a prohibited gift.

M is u se o f

P o si ti o n• FBI employees may only work for an FBI contractor after receiving written FBI approval.

• FBI employees may not use their position to influence a contract employee to give them, or their family, friends and groups they are associated with, any benefit.

• Contract employees may not receive preferential treatment from the FBI in investigations, hiring or any other official matters.

• Contractor employees who become FBI employees may be restricted in working on matters they were previously involved in for their private company.

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R u le s

B eh av io r

• Contract employees may be prevented from displaying political stickers, buttons and such election items in the Federal workplace, much like their FBI employee counterparts.

• Contract employees are generally ineligible for Government performance awards.

• Although contractors are not subject to most Government ethics rules, acts committed by contractors that would be an ethical violation for Government employees may subject them to contract action (e.g., contractors should not: create the impression they are FBI employees for their own benefit, make false statements or participate in Government matters they have a financial interest in, without disclosing that interest).

• FBI employees generally may not authorize a contract employee to attend social events on Government time (e.g., office parties, open houses, family or sports day events, training and receptions).

• Contract employees may not engage in fundraising efforts in the office.

* Contract employees should seek ethics advice from their company representative.

• FBI employees should seek ethics advice from their designated Divisional ethics counselor (in HQ), from their Chief Division

Counsel (Field Offices) or the OGC-General Law Unit.