The Revolving Door: Are Our Ethics Showing?

Abstract

This study attempts to establish if a conflict of interest exists for Department of Defense officers who leave DOD and take jobs with the defense industry. The term Revolving Door is used by Congress and the media to describe their concern that former DOD officers have obtained personal gain as a result of their previous government positions. The study identifies the population susceptible to the Revolving Door's potential for conflict of interest, what standards of conduct they must comply with to avoid conflict of interest, what variances, if any exist to those standards. The study concludes no wholesale conflict of interest can be established solely because former DOD officers accept employment with defense industry. However, improprieties in post-DOD employment reporting give rise to an appearance of conflict. The author recommends DOD emphasize education of individual responsibility for compliance and pursue penalty for clear violations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA179939

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Cravens.

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Governments
  • Identification
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Strategic Security Studies