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Refueling Government Ethics
A Lesson in Acquisition and Contract Management (20916)
Athens state University
By Steven Turner
March, 2011
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2. Building Ethics
What factors drive ethical decisions?

Society 3. Peers 4. Colleagues 5. Ambition 6. Education 7. Policy 8. Control 9. Oversight 10. Reasoning

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11. Ethics
How does society define ethics?

Values 12. Morals 13. Principles 14. Standards 15. Beliefs 16. Code 17. Conviction 18. Norms 19. Ideals

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20. Government and Ethics
What are some of the ways Federal Government can safeguard ethics?
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Improve Oversight 21. Mandate Periodic Training 22. Tighten Screening Policies

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Meet Mrs. Darleen Druyun
Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
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Meet Mrs. Darleen Druyun
Vice President and Deputy General Manager of Boeing's Missile Defense Systems
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Ethics violation: Sears and Druyun
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3.101-2Solicitation and acceptance of gratuities by Government personnel.
As a rule, no Government employee may solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favor, entertainment, loan, or anything of monetary value from anyone who (a)has or is seeking to obtain Government business with the employees agency, (b)conducts activities that are regulated by the employees agency, or (c)has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the employees official duties. Certain limited exceptions are authorized in agency regulations (Federal Acquisition Regulation, July 2010).
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What can be done to prevent future ethics violations?

Training: Mandatory and required annual refresher courses. 27. Oversight:Each employee must have one or morebranches of supervision. 28. Screening:Required background checks/ screening upon initial employment.

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Finally:
In 2011, ironically Boeing was granted the Refueling Tanker contract.The price had ballooned to $35 billion with a total of 179 aircraft.
This contract should be a lesson for government and contracting companies nationwide.
Demand Ethics across the board and fuel pride into government contracting!
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