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 1996-09-03 monographic deposited born digital 119 p. GA 1.13:GGD-96-163 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-163 P0b002ee18037d8ea f:gg96163 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-163 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-163 GGD-96-163 Accountability Whistleblowers Ethical conduct Customs administration Political corruption Inspectors General Federal agency reorganization Law enforcement personnel Investigations by federal agencies Customs Service Internal Inspection Program Letter Report GGD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the U.S. Customs Service's implementation of blue ribbon panel recommendations concerning allegations of corruption and mismanagement by Customs employees.<p/>GAO found that Customs: (1) accepted the findings of the panel and took steps to rectify the problems identified by the panel; (2) restructured its Office of Internal Affairs to address issues of political corruption, mismanagement, and serious noncriminal misconduct; (3) established a direct line of authority in its Office of Enforcement to eliminate confusion among the many competing lines of authority noted by the panel in its recommendations; (4) strengthened its policy on managerial accountability; (5) created internal inspection programs to ensure that employees' ethical conduct is in compliance with the panel's recommendations; and (6) implemented its policy for protecting whistleblowers, as recommended. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-163/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-163.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-163/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-163.pdf GAO/GGD-96-163 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-163 Letter Report GAO/GGD-96-163; Customs Service: Status of the Implementation of Blue Ribbon Panel Recommendations; Accountability Whistleblowers Ethical conduct Customs administration Political corruption Inspectors General Federal agency reorganization Law enforcement personnel Investigations by federal agencies Customs Service Internal Inspection Program