Third Party Ethics in Local Government

ARTICLES CONCERNING THIRD PARTY ETHICS

There is a surprising lack of liturature that deal specifically  with Third Party Ethics.  

What follows is a small collection of  websites that pertain to government ethics.  Most of theses websites deal specifically with government contractors and ethics. 

The Ethisphere Institute's government contract ethics rankings for 2008

http://ethisphere.com/government-contractor-ethics-rankings/

An article about the Ethisphere Institute's government contract research

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_/ai_n24250052

Memo from OMB to Chief Acquisition Officers

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement/memo/ethics_contractors_102706.pdf

PowerPoint on the USDA's Contractor Ethics Program

 http://www.da.usda.gov/procurement/conference/ethics.ppt

Q&A about ethics and working with contractors

http://www.usoge.gov/(S(whh3qu55hd44p5jr4gnrv2mg))/ethics_guidance/daeograms/dgr_files/2006/do06023a.pdf

PowerPoint highlighting contractor ethics issues and possible remedies

http://www.acquisition.gov/comp/aap/documents/Office%20of%20Government%20Ethics%2005%2017%2005.pdf

National Mediation Board's Contractor Ethics Guidelines

http://www.nmb.gov/arbitration/contractor-ethics-policy.pdf

DoD Encyclopedia of Ethical Failures 

http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/defense_ethics/dod_oge/Encyclopedia_of_Ethical_Failures_2007_Full_Version.doc

Online Training Modules from the US Office of Government Ethics (Working with Contractors and Interacting with Government Employees for Contractors)

http://www.usoge.gov/training/training_modules.aspx#tm1

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20080530_4223.php