Ethics Training

From: "Stephanie Parle" <sparle>
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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 10:52:16 -0400
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To: "USGS Employees at Headquarters"<distribution>
Subject: Ethics Training
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                                MEMORANDUM

To:       All National Center Employees

From:     Richard C. Williams
          Acting Personnel Officer

Subject:  Ethics Training

A series of video presentations will be offered concerning standards of 
conduct and conflict-of-interest regulations in the Human Resources 
Conference Room (located near the Training Office, across from the 
Health Unit) at the dates and times described below.  Any employees who 
would like further information about outside work requests, receipt of 
honoraria, acceptance of gifts, post-employment restrictions, acting 
impartially, use of official information, and similar topics are welcome 
to attend these sessions.  Those employees who are required to fill out 
financial disclosure review forms (SF-450s and SF-278s) are required to 
complete 1 hour of mandatory ethics training per year; attendance at one 
of the scheduled sessions will meet this training requirement.

Employees may choose between two different types of video presentations:

     1.  The morning sessions will present a 1-hour video of a satellite 
broadcast prepared by a consortium of ethics officials from a number of 
Federal agencies.  Small panel groups field questions about a variety of 
ethics topics in a factual, no-nonsense manner.

     2.  The afternoon sessions will present two 20-minute videotapes, 
followed by a 20-minute question-and-answer session.  One videotape was 
prepared by the Office of Government Ethics; actors demonstrate ethics 
concepts through illustration of typical office situations.  The second 
videotape was prepared by the Department of Defense, and takes a 
light-hearted and somewhat humorous approach to presenting ethics 
information.  Both videotapes communicate valuable ethics information in 
a comprehensive way.

Dates and times of these video presentations are as follows:

     Dates:  August 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23.

     Times:  10:00 - 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

In addition to these video presentations, individuals may meet their 
1-hour training requirement by reviewing a series of interactive ethics 
training diskettes prepared by ethics officials of the Department of the 
Interior.  Employees can check out a set of the diskettes by contacting 
Stephanie Parle at X7422 or Lynda Vincent at X7419.  Employees may use 
the diskettes on their own computers, working at their own pace to 
complete at least 5 of the 7 diskettes.  Each diskette takes from 10-15 
minutes to complete.  Following completion of the training, employees 
will be asked to sign a self-certification form which states that they 
have completed the training.

We cannot guarantee that the video presentations will be given again 
this calendar year.  Therefore, we encourage any interested employees to 
take advantage of the opportunity to review them at one of the times and 
dates noted above.  If you have questions or concerns regarding this 
matter, please contact Stephanie Parle at X7422.