United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-10-25 monographic deposited born digital 21 p. GA 1.13:GGD-96-15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-15 P0b002ee18038efb5 f:gg96015 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-15 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-15 GGD-96-15 Conflict of interest Reporting requirements Procurement regulation Compliance Preaward evaluation Consultants Federal procurement Federal procurement policies Information disclosure Letter Report GGD Pursuant to a legislative requirement and a congressional request, GAO reviewed three federal agencies' implementation of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) policies on conflicts of interest, focusing on: (1) whether the agencies have complied with existing requirements to identify and evaluate potential organization conflicts of interest (OCI); and (2) ways that agencies could improve their screening for such conflicts.<p/>GAO found that: (1) although the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) obtained contractors' OCI certifications in almost all of the cases reviewed, the Navy failed to obtain OCI certifications in most cases, mainly because contracting officers did not request or require them; (2) the Navy has since stressed the importance of obtaining OCI certifications; (3) a 1993 Presidential council report showed that only 9 of 19 agencies reviewed obtained OCI certifications; (4) many agency officials did not believe the certifications were an effective deterrent; (5) self-certifications have limitations because differences of opinion or interpretation cause potential OCI underreporting; (6) the OMB requirement that agencies evaluate the potential for OCI is an important supplemental control; (7) DOE and EPA have conducted preaward evaluations for potential OCI; (8) although the Navy has not routinely conducted required preaward OCI evaluations, it has tried to prevent future conflicts of interests; and (9) agencies could improve their screening for OCI by ensuring that all responsible officials receive OCI training to avoid misinterpretation. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-15/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-15.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-15/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-15.pdf GAO/GGD-96-15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-15 Letter Report GAO/GGD-96-15; Government Contractors: Selected Agencies' Efforts to Identify Organizational Conflicts of Interest; Conflict of interest Reporting requirements Procurement regulation Compliance Preaward evaluation Consultants Federal procurement Federal procurement policies Information disclosure Public Law 100-463