Course on Ethics in the Grant Environment

A company named Management Concepts is holding a series of courses on ethics issues for federal agency employees who work on grants. One class will be held on Dec. 5 in Washington, D.C. The company's web site has a list of other cities and other dates. Here are the course objectives:

Students will: Review legislative actions and judicial decisions that affect the standards of ethical conduct for executive branch employees · Determine whether actions of federal personnel comply with the regulations at 5 CFR 2635 · Review and discuss agency appeals board cases dealing with ethical issues such as unlawful representation by employees after retirement and payments to federal employees by recipients · Discuss restrictions on requirements that agencies can impose on recipients · Explore methods for ensuring fairness in the grant review and award process · Analyze agency activities to determine whether they violate restrictions on lobbying.