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1. A Call for Academics to Provide Assistance to Government Ethics Programs

   ... very exciting today in the April 1 newsletter of the Ethics Section of the American Society for Public Administration. In a short ... and make recommendations for the improvement of American government ethics programs. It is heartening to read that one of the most ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. Another Elected Official Misses the Chance to Teach the Country About Government Ethics

   ... national eye took an opportunity to teach the public about government ethics and used it solely to distort government ethics and defend himself. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. How Not To Accomplish Ethics Reform

   Body:  Here are three instances of ethics reform that, I hope, would not happen if someone involved had read the chapter on ethics reform in my Local Government Ethics Program book . Copying a Local Town's Code ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

4. Text Messages as Public Records (i.e., Government Property)

   ... the transparency of text messages by local government officials concerning government business. This is an issue where ... technology. That's common, of course. But from a government ethics point of view, what is most important is how the issue is approached. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. Campaign Ideas for Local Government Ethics Reform

   Body:  Election time can be a good time for local government ethics. Good government candidates spout all sorts of interesting ideas ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. Outside Auditors and Local Government Ethics

   ... this blog for six years, I keep finding important areas of government ethics that I have not discussed. One such area involves dealing with the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. Risk and Government Ethics

   ... rules, not consequences, that underlie the philosophy of a government ethics program. The reason government ethics is rules-based is that the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. Legal Advice and Government Accountability

   Body:  Elizabeth Wolgast’s 1992 book, Ethics of an Artificial Person: Lost Responsibility in Professions and Organizations, raises some very important government ethics questions. I will deal with just one of them here. The ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. A Functional Definition of a Government Employee

   ... many jurisdictions, lawyers have sought to be excluded from ethics program jurisdiction, arguing that their conduct is regulated by their ... The issue is, When do employees of a private company become government employees for purposes of ethics program jurisdiction over them? ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

10. Assessors and Government Ethics

    ... she assesses. This is one of those situations where government ethics is so important, where its emphasis on relationships and appearances, ... and those doing business with or regulated by a local government, there appears to be no reason for an official or developer to ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2012-09-27 09:54 - 0 comments

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