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 2008-07-30 monographic deposited born digital 37 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-855 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-855 P0b002ee1803a4cfa f:d08855 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-855 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-855 GAO-08-855 Data collection Data integrity Employment Executive agencies Federal agencies Federal employees Federal regulations Foreign governments Government employees Information disclosure International cooperation International relations Lobbying activities Noncompliance Policy evaluation Postemployment restriction Professional ethics Records Records management Reporting requirements Information security Access control Policies and procedures Program goals or objectives Other Written Product A83173

Congress has enacted post-government employment restrictions and foreign agent registration requirements with the objectives of protecting the U.S. government against the improper use of government information by former federal employees and ensuring the American people know the identity of persons trying to influence U.S. government policy in the United States on behalf of foreign entities. This report discusses (1) the extent to which selected agencies have information on the post-government employment activities of former senior federal employees who represent foreign principals and (2) the challenges the agencies face in enforcing these requirements. We reviewed federal ethics guidance, laws, and other documents, and interviewed officials at the Departments of State and the Treasury, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Trade Representative. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-855/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-855.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-855/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-855.pdf GAO-08-855 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-855 Other Written Product GAO-08-855; Post-Government Employment Restrictions and Foreign Agent Registration: Additional Action Needed to Enhance Implementation of Requirements; Data collection Data integrity Employment Executive agencies Federal agencies Federal employees Federal regulations Foreign governments Government employees Information disclosure International cooperation International relations Lobbying activities Noncompliance Policy evaluation Postemployment restriction Professional ethics Records Records management Reporting requirements Information security Access control Policies and procedures Program goals or objectives Title 18 Section 207(f) 18 U.S.C. 207(f) Volume 92 Page 1824 92 Stat. 1824 Public Law 95-521 Public Law 110-181