United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-12-21 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:GAO-02-189R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-189R P0b002ee1803790a4 f:d02189r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-189R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-189R GAO-02-189R Federal employees Investigations into federal agencies Cost accounting Cost analysis Ethical conduct Senior Executive Service Correspondence A02616 This letter responds to allegations of improper conduct by senior Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) personnel in connection with an October 1997 retirement dinner for former FBI Assistant Director Larry Potts. The request referred to allegations that a conference was scheduled at the FBI Training Academy in Quantico, Virginia, to provide a reason for senior FBI personnel to travel to Mr. Potts' retirement dinner in Arlington, Virginia, at government expense. GAO determined that the October 1997 FBI investigation of the alleged improper scheduling of a training conference was thorough. FBI and Justice Department investigators reviewed the actions of eight FBI Senior Executive Service (SES) employees. Of the eight, three were issued letters of censure by the FBI's Deputy Director. Two individuals retired before receiving proposed letters of censure. The three remaining individuals were not disciplined because they either had attended both the training conference and the retirement dinner or had some other explanation for traveling to Washington, D.C. With respect to concern about a double standard in disciplining SES and non-SES employees, the FBI's Law Enforcement Ethics Unit conducted a study in September 1999, which concluded that a perception of such a double standard exists. The travel cost to the government for individuals who attended the Potts retirement party was $3,217. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-189R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-189R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-189R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-189R.pdf GAO-02-189R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-189R Correspondence GAO-02-189R; Joint FBI and Justice Investigation of Alleged Misconduct by Senior FBI Personnel in 1997 and Our Queries About the Possibility of Similar Misconduct in 2001; Federal employees Investigations into federal agencies Cost accounting Cost analysis Ethical conduct Senior Executive Service