More Ethics Reforms at Interior

Government Executive reports on a new ethics initiative at the Department of the Interior:

Secretary Ken Salazar has ordered the department's bureau chiefs to designate full-time ethics officers and provide them with the needed staff and resources to develop plans to ensure all employees have access to ethics guidelines and training.

Salazar's order requires each bureau to employ a deputy ethics counselor at the GS-14 level or higher who will report directly to the bureau chief or another "appropriate senior executive." To deter violations, bureau heads must actively seek employee feedback on personal and program ethics.

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