for the holidays, one of your contractor employees gives you a book on Navy history. the book retails for $24.95, but since his company bought it in bulk,
... [Show More] it only cost them $19.95. May you keep it? - answer no unless you pay the contractor the fair market price of $24.95
rob and Margaret have been friends for over 10 years. for their birthdays, they each treat each other to a special steak dinner. Rob works for NAVSEA... - answer yes, because the gift is motivated by personal relationship
May government employees accept the invitation to the party? - answer maybe if an exemption or exception to the prohibition on accepting gifts from prohibited sources applies, such as the 20/50 rule
the program management office is hosting a summer picnic. the event will take place off base during non-duty time and contractors that support the office have been invited to attend. may the committee charge the contractors to attend? - answer no, while contractors may be invited to attend a command event, they can only be asked to pay the standard amount
VADm (sel.) jones is the commander of a NAVYSYSCom field activity. In a few weeks, she is going to put on her third star... - answer no, there is no severance of the superior-subordinate relationship. vadm jones is assuming a more senior position in the same COC.
you own stock in big money co. that is worth $10,000. your supervisor asks you to serve on a technical evaluation... - answer maybe, it depends on whether you have a financial interest in any of the other offerors.
Your supervisor sends you an email stating that you are being appointed as a contracting Officer's Representative (COR) on a contract with Company X. Unbeknownst to your supervisor, you have been exploring the possibility of leaving....... are you allowed to serve as a COR? - answer no because you are engaged in employment negotiations with company X
your wife's grand mother died last year an left her $25,000 worth of company y stock in her will. grandma disliked you greatly and included a caveat in her will mandating... - answer yes, because the financial interests of your wife...
Approximately a year and a half ago, you were hired as a contracting officer for NAVYSCOM.........
Can you work on this source selection? - answer No, because within the last 2 years, you served as an employee of Company B.
you are contracting the officer's representative (COR) on a contract with company B. Your brother-in-law works for company B and supports... - answer maybe, while the regulating uses the term "close personal" when describing family relationships, you should still raise the issue with you...
in his personal capacity, mark is a member of the government employees organization (GEO). Mark was recently elected president of GEO. On its website, geo displays mark's picture and lists... - answer no, mark may not use his official information...
Mary is a DON Employee.........
May Mary write a letter of recommendation on behalf of her neighbor - answer yes, because she knows her neighbor and is recommending for federal employment
john a navy employee, is a personal trainer during his off-duty time. he often uses his official email account to notify clients when he needs to cancel a session...
May john use his government email? - answer no, john may not use his official email for his private business
NFE Scenario:
Ms. Smith DASA (Widgetry) (DASA(W)) is the vice- president of the American Society of Military Widgeteers (ASMW), an NFE. The ASMW offered her this position the day she was appointed DASA(W). The previous two DASA(W)s held this position before ASMW offered her this position.
May she accept this position without running afoul of ethics provisions? - answer No
NFE Scenario:
COL Jones is the vice-president of the local chapter of the Association of the Army of the United States (AAUS), an NFE. The AAUS chapter is sponsoring a conference at the same installation where COL Jones works.
May COL Jones direct his Soldiers to set up for the local conference during the duty day? - answer No
NFE Scenario:
Mr. Davis is an Army employee and the vice president of the Society of American Military Widgeters (SAMW), an NFE, in his personal capacity. One of Mr. Davis's subordinates asks for his approval to attend a non-local SAMW conference as part of her official duties for the training benefit. The cost of the conference is $300.
Assuming no legal issues with attending the conference, may Mr. Davis approve this request without running afoul of ethics provisions? - answer No
Political Activities Scenario:
An employee participating in an official online, on-camera office meeting from a telework location visibly drinks from a coffee mug advocating for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Has the employee violated the Hatch Act or DoDD 1344.10? - answer No
Political Activities Scenario:
LT White, off-duty and using her own iPhone, sent a link to a friend for a fundraising page for a political candidate.
Did LT White violate the Hatch Act/DoDD 1344.10? - answer Yes
LTC Officer is in charge of an office with military and Federal civilian personnel ranging in grades from GS9 to GS13, CPT to LTC, and SGT to MSG.
LTC Officer wants to ask the most junior person in the office to solicit voluntary donations from office personnel to buy a $50 vase to give to their boss, Mr. Boss (SES), on his 50th birthday.
Is LTC Officer's plan permissible under the "gifts between employees" rules? - answer No
Gift Scenario: Prohibited Source Contractor, LLC
(PSC) has generously treated the government Contracting
Officer Representative (COR) to lunch twice during the calendar year (no other gifts during the year). It's now December, and the COR is enjoying a third lunch on PSC. When the bill arrives, the COR realizes that the cost of her lunch would result in $56 worth of lunches paid for by PSC during the calendar year.
What should the COR do? - answer Pay for her own lunch with her personal funds.
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Gift Scenario: As long as an exception applies, government employees should feel free to accept a gift from a prohibited source, without ever having to think about anything else.
True Or False? - answer False
Conflict of Interest Scenario: Your spouse works as an IT developer for Cutting Edge Apps, Inc. She participates
in the company's stock purchase program, and also receives periodic cash bonuses tied to firm profitability.
You have just been tapped as part of the source selection team for a new Army contract to develop a "meeting collaboration app." Cutting Edge Apps, Inc. is expected to submit a bid/offer.
Can you participate in discussions with the source selection team as long as you don't make the decision on who is awarded the contract? - answer No
Financial Disclosure Scenario: An employee starting a .
position requiring financial disclosure filing (confidential
or public) has 20 days from appointment to this position
to complete the appropriate New Entrant financial
disclosure report.
True or False? - answer False
Financial Disclosure Scenario: Annual OGE 278e Public
Financial Disclosure filers only have to comply with the 15 May annual filing suspense, with no other reporting
obligations during the year.
True or False - answer False
What kind of recognition may a DoD employee give a
DoD contractor employee for performing work
required by the DoD contractor's contract?
Select Answer below - answer Past performance feedback from the Contracting Officer (CO) or the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to the contracting firm
The office chief (gov't employee) invites office
members to her residence for dinner. An office
member brings a bouquet of flowers (>$20) to the
dinner.
The chief may accept this bouquet under the ethics provisions. - answer True
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