Department of Defense/Strategic Defense Initiative Organization Compliance with Federal Advisory Committee Act: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, April 19, 1988 |
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... going back through them and applying some of the existing regulations , we were able to eliminate 400. Some of them that had been hanging on as anachro- nisms that did not really do much good but were still in existence , were still ...
... going back through them and applying some of the existing regulations , we were able to eliminate 400. Some of them that had been hanging on as anachro- nisms that did not really do much good but were still in existence , were still ...
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... going to examine whether in fact DOD has im- proved . While some of the testimony we are going to receive will document better practices , other testimony is not so comforting . GAO will testify about a disturbing trend in the committee ...
... going to examine whether in fact DOD has im- proved . While some of the testimony we are going to receive will document better practices , other testimony is not so comforting . GAO will testify about a disturbing trend in the committee ...
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... going to hear about SDIO's most important advi- sory body , the SDI Advisory Committee or " SDIAC " that , while for- mally chartered under FAČA , is not complying with key FACA and conflict of interest rules . Evidence indicates that ...
... going to hear about SDIO's most important advi- sory body , the SDI Advisory Committee or " SDIAC " that , while for- mally chartered under FAČA , is not complying with key FACA and conflict of interest rules . Evidence indicates that ...
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... going back to 1983 , I asked each of the technical and sup- port directorates to identify for me every directorate or every group that they had providing advice in some form or another . When we got that review from each of the ...
... going back to 1983 , I asked each of the technical and sup- port directorates to identify for me every directorate or every group that they had providing advice in some form or another . When we got that review from each of the ...
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... going to " establish a program to review periodi- cally the records of each DOD advisory committee , to insure com- pliance with FACA and all applicable rules and regulations . This review , a continuous process , will occur at least ...
... going to " establish a program to review periodi- cally the records of each DOD advisory committee , to insure com- pliance with FACA and all applicable rules and regulations . This review , a continuous process , will occur at least ...
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Administration advice Advisory Committee Act Advisory Committee Management advisory committee members Advisory Group AFOSR Air Force ANSER appointed April 19 Assistant Secretary award balanced membership battle management CARROLL Chairman chartered Committee Management Officer Committee on Governmental compliance conflict of interest CONGRESS THE LIBRARY consultant contract contractor COOKE Counsel Defense Information School Defense Initiative Organization Defense Science Board Department of Defense Director document DOD advisory committees DOD Directive DOD's Eastport Group Eastport Study Group established ethics evaluation Executive FACA Federal Advisory Committee financial interest Governmental Affairs GSA's implemented Information Sciences Institute issued KLEEMAN LIBRARY OF CONGRESS meeting NATIONAL TEST BED Navy Office of Naval operations panel members PARNAS proposal recommendations regulations request requirements response scientists SDIAC SDIO Secretariat Secretary of Defense Senator LEVIN special Government employees staff standards of conduct Strategic Defense Initiative task force technical University of Maryland
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Page 184 - ... the offerer's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques, or unique combinations of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives; 4) the qualifications, capabilities, and experience of the proposed principal investigator, team leader, or key personnel who are critical in achieving the proposal objectives; and 5) realism of the proposed cost and availability of funds.
Page 154 - ... (2) giving preferential treatment to any organization or person; (3) Impeding government efficiency or economy; (4) losing complete independence or impartiality of action; (5) making a government decision outside official channels; or (6) affecting adversely the confidence of the public In the integrity of the Government.
Page 153 - ... particular matter in which, to his knowledge, he, his spouse, minor child, partner, organization in which he is serving as officer, director, trustee, partner or employee, or any person or organization with whom he is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment, has a financial interest-- Shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
Page 165 - The Honorable Carl Levin Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr.
Page 154 - An employee shall avoid any action, whether or not specifically prohibited by this subpart, which might result in, or create the appearance of: (1) Using public office for private gain; (2) Giving preferential treatment to any person; (3) Impeding Government efficiency or economy; (4) Losing complete Independence or impartiality; (5) Making a Government decision outside official channels; or (6) Affecting adversely the confidence of the public in the integrity of the Government.
Page 72 - ... utilized" by an agency. (a) Uncertainty as to the applicability of FACA to one-time or occasional meetings between ad hoc groups and Government officials has tended to discourage useful contacts with the private sector. It is impractical to require such meetings to conform with the Act's requirements regarding chartering, advance notice, and structure of the committee. The Administrative Conference believes that the Act is not applicable to ad hoc, unstructured, non-continuing groups and that...
Page 152 - Special Government employee" means an officer or employee of the Department of Justice who is retained, designated, appointed, or employed to perform, with or without compensation, for not more than 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days, temporary duties either on a full-time or intermittent basis. (d) Former employee. "Former employee...
Page 156 - State or political subdivision thereof) in which he is serving as officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee, or any person or organization with whom he is serving as officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee...
Page 151 - Commission, overall direction of executive branch policies related to preventing conflicts of interest on the part of officers and employees of any executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
Page 135 - Director shall prescribe administrative guidelines and management controls applicable to advisory committees, and, to the maximum extent feasible, provide advice, assistance, and guidance to advisory committees to improve their performance. In carrying out his functions under this subsection, the Director shall consider the recommendations of each agency head with respect to means of improving the performance of advisory committees whose duties are related to such agency.