Ethical standards of government emanate from the top. What leaders say and do and what they infer from their actions and decisions sets the ethical tone. A recent decision from the MSPB will do that. Unfortunately, it lowers the ethical bar for government.
How do readers rate the performance of Congress as an institution? It’s not a pretty picture. The vast majority think there is a distinct lack of Congressional ethics and that they are working primarily to ensure their own re-election.
Lockheed Martin filed a protest against a decision to award Boeing a large government contract. A government official was found to have manipulated the procurement decisions that gave Boeing an unfair edge in the process.
The Office of Special Counsel is seeking removal of an employee of the Dept. of Interior for seeking to evade veterans preference requirements in order to hire a friend.
