Ethics: Conflicts of Interest in consultant/government relations

60 minutes
Date: September 21, 2010
SKU: wb-ecg

Ethics: Conflicts of Interest in Consultant/Government Relations

Ethics is one of those intangible aspects that colleagues and clients hold important when doing business with firms and its consultants. This also includes dealings with the government, most especially with contracts and government work.

In this web event, Sam Schwartz, P.E, President and CEO of Sam Schwartz Engineering, talks about what ethics for consultants really mean. He also discusses how government agencies have a lot of rules describing what is permissible and what is not. As he talks about these, he highlights them with different case rulings and laws that apply.

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Full Description

We have seen time and again the destructive effects that happen when the leadership of a company together with its employees and other persons that it contracts and extends its services to does not behave in an ethical manner. A business that behaves ethically induces other business associates to behave in the same manner.

There are rewards to firms that make sure their business and dealings are done in a careful, ethical manner. Employees are motivated, productive and continuously loyal to the firm. Customers are content, happy and thus, continue to keep business with you. But what if you extend your services through consultants and the government? Are they covered as well? How to do you ethically deal with the government when you have projects with them?

After this event, the participants will be able to understand and answer the following questions:

What constitutes a “gift” between a consultant and government worker?
When can an ex-government worker appear before his/her old agency?
After and RFP is issued what communications are and aren’t permissible between a consultant and an agency?
Can you discuss job opportunities at your firm to a person who is employed by an agency you work for?
An agency employee tells your employee to loosen the rules to get a job completed on time and within budget. What shall you do?

Who should attend the event:

CEO
COO
Human Resource Directors
Engineers
Architects
Planner

Presenter Info

Sam Schwartz

President

Sam Schwartz Engineering

Sam Schwartz, PE is the President/CEO of Sam Schwartz Engineering which is a leading traffic, transportation planning and engineering firm known for its ability to solve highly complex problems quickly. He has two decades of experience as a government worker at all levels and has participated in ethics investigations in the city of New York including testifying in Grand Juries. Sam has another two decades as a private consultant working with government agencies in a number of states.

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