Bowron, Gottemoeller, and Michaels Nominations: Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, on the Nomination of Eljay B. Bowron, to be Inspector General of the Department of the Interior; Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nonproliferation and National Security; and David Michaels, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety and Health, October 1, 1998, Volume 4

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Page 81 - ... 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 12 - Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, thank you very much for the opportunity to appear before you today, and I look forward to answering any of your questions.
Page 82 - Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, 5 CFR Part 2635, also contain a participation restriction.
Page 82 - ... household, or knows that a person with whom he has a covered relationship is or represents a party to such matter, and where the employee determines that the circumstances would cause a reasonable person with knowledge of the relevant facts to question his impartiality in the matter, the employee should not participate in the matter...
Page 12 - US national security from such weapons involves preventing the spread of WMD materials, technology, and expertise; detecting the proliferation of WMD worldwide; reversing the proliferation of nuclear weapons capabilities; and responding to emergencies. We particularly draw upon 50 years of science and technology expertise resident throughout the DOE National Laboratory complex to help us achieve these goals. Today, I would like to highlight some of our key programs as well as new initiatives.
Page 11 - The Cold War may be over, but the potential threat to our nation's security is not. At Energy Department sites, where we are dismantling and cleaning up after 50 years of building nuclear weapons, we face new security challenges that demand new security solutions.