JOINT STAFF ANNUAL ETHICS TRAINING
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWER
Based_your_current_official_position,_you_were_invited_by_a_non-
profit_organization_to_an_event_that_will_be_attended_by_1,000._Of_the_1,000_attend
ees,_approximately_20_percent_will_be_from_the_Department_of_Defense;_30_percent
_will_be_from_the_Legislative_Branch;_40_percent_will_be_representatives_from_acade
mia;_and_10_percent_will_be_members_of_industry._The_event_will_allow_you_to_exc
hange_ideas_and_views_among_the_invited_guests._The_event_is_also_scheduled_to_o
ccur_in_the_evening_so_you_will_attend_the_event_on_your_own_time._The_value_of_
this_gift_of_free_attendance_is_approximately_$75_per_person._Are_you_allowed_to_a
ccept_the_gift_of_free_attendance?_-
_Correct_answer~_Yes,_this_event_is_a_widely_attended_gathering,_and_before_I_atten
ded_the_event,_I_coordinated_with_my_ethics_counselor_and_received_written_author
ization_to_accept_this_gift.
As_a_gesture_of_thanks,_a_retailer_gave_you_a_briefcase_after_you,_using_your_Gover
nment_credit_card,_had_purchased_office_supplies_from_the_retailer._Can_you_accept
_the_briefcase?_-
_Correct_answer~_No,_because_acceptance_violates_the_general_ban_of_accepting_gift
s_from_persons_who_do_business_or_seek_to_do_business_with_the_employee's_agen
cy.
You_work_officially_with_a_contractor_whom_you_otherwise_do_not_know._The_contr
actor_invites_your_supervisor_and_you_to_dinner_at_a_hotel_on_Pennsylvania_Avenue
,_a_block_from_the_White_House._The_contractor_does_not_invite_anyone_else._The_
