Ethics and Compliance Programs

	This section addresses whether your organization has a business ethics and conduct awareness program and an ethics compliance program in place. Questions will also be asked regarding elements included in your organization's programs as they relate to work done on DOD or other government contracts.

15.	Does your organization have a business ethics and conduct awareness program and an ethics compliance program in place?
	(Check one.)
	1.	Yes, business ethics and conduct awareness program only
	2.	Yes, ethics compliance program only
	3.	Yes, both
	4.	No (Go to 19.)
	5.	Don't know (Go to 19.)

16.

What mechanisms does your organization provide (either internally or contracted out) as part of your business ethics and conduct awareness program and ethics compliance program through which employees may INTERNALLY report conduct that they suspect violates your code of business ethics or applicable requirements of law or regulation in connection with the award or performance of DOD or other government contracts?

(Check one in each row.)

		Yes	No	Don't know
16a.	Web sites
16b.	Email
16c.	Hotline/helpline
16d.	Open door policy
16e.	Ethics and/or compliance office telephone number
16f.	Ethics officers
16g.	Subject matter experts
16h.	Other

	If you answered "other" above, what other mechanisms does your organization provide?

	At the end of this survey, we will be asking you to provide a representative sample of a poster, email, or other mechanism through which you communicate to your employees about reporting mechanisms and encourage them to report known or suspected violations of your ethics code or requirements of law or regulation in connection with the award or performance of DOD or other government contracts.

17.	Are any of the mechanisms in question 16 operated by an independent contractor?
	(Check one.)
	1.	Yes
	2.	No (Go to 19.)
	3.	Don't know (Go to 19.)

18.	If you answered "yes" to question 17, which ones are operated by an independent contractor?

		Yes	No	Don't know
18a.	Web sites
18b.	Email
18c.	Hotline/helpline
18d.	Other

	If you answered "other" above, which mechanisms are operated by an independent contractor?

Full Report: GAO-09-591

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