Attachment_2_Ethics_Standards_Factsheet.pdf

01/08/2016

Compliance Contractors

Contractors & FBI Employees: Ethics Standards Factsheet Purpose: To provide a General Statement of Ethics Rules and Considerations

Contract Employees Should Be Aware of in Dealing with FBI Personnel and the Public

FBI employees may not accept cash gifts from contractors, or gifts valued over $20 per occasion limit of $50 total gift value per company per calendar year.

FBI employees may never solicit any gifts from contractors.

Contractors may not initiate an office collection. They may voluntarily contribute towards an authorized collection for an FBI employee, but it may not exceed $20 per company (not per individual).

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

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

Contractors may be contractually bound to report conflicts or other misconduct.

FBI employees and contractors generally may not disclose FBI information, including classified, Privacy Act protected, law enforcement sensitive, or procurement information to those outside the FBI without permission.

Criminal and civil fines may apply to violations.

FBI employees may use government property for their personal use under very limited circumstances. This authorization does not apply to contractors.

Contractors are not authorized to use FBI gyms and other similar services.

Contractors may be authorized to travel in government vehicles (shuttles, Bucars, etc.) if required in order to perform duties under their contract.

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

Contact your COR or the Office of Integrity and Compliance with any questions on contractor associated travel.

FBI employees may only work for an FBI contractor after receiving approval for outside employment.

FBI employees may not use their position to influence a contractors to give them any benefit (this includes family, friends, and groups with whom the employee is associated).

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

Contractors who join the FBI may be restricted in working on matters they were involved in as contractors. FBI employees who become contractors may also face restrictions based on their prior work for the government.

Contractors are prevented from displaying political stickers, buttons and such election items in the federal workplace.

Contractors are generally not subject to the federal employee standards of conduct, but they may face contract action if they violate the standards. For example, contractors should not create the impression they are FBI employees for their own benefit, make false statements, or participate in government matters in which they have a financial interest, 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, etc).

Contractor employees are generally ineligible for Government performance awards.

Contractor employees may not engage in fundraising effort in the office.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Contractors should seek ethics advice from their company representative.

FBI employees should seek ethics advice from their Chief Division Counsel, or the Office of Integrity & Compliance

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