Analysis of the Implementation of DoD's Resources Management Public Affairs Plan.
Abstract
This is a letter from the GAO to Senator Nunn examining the Public Affairs Plan being implemented by the Department of Defense (DOD) which appeared to have political overtones. This plan was designed to enhance media and public understanding and support for DOD's management improvement program. Senator Nunn asked GAO to determine the extent, nature, and cost of the activities being conducted in support of this plan, and whether DOD personnel, and the Inspector General in particular, in carrying out the activities associated with the plan were violating any laws or regulations. No system was put in place by DOD to identify all of the activities undertaken because of the plan. GAO did not find any activities warranting a referral to the Office of Special Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board as possible violations of the Hatch Act; evidence that DOD personnel violated the Federal Elections Campaign Act, the laws pertaining to the expenditure of federal funds (31 U.S.C. 1301), or the antipublicity prohibitions of DOD's annual appropriations acts; and evidence that the participation of the Inspector General in the Public Affairs Program violated the Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 15, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA153110
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office