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Conflicts
of Interest
All members of the NSF staff are expected to adhere to high standards
of ethical conduct. This includes civil service employees; visiting
scientists, engineers, and educators; and those working at NSF
under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act. The success of the NSF
in performing its functions depends on the effectiveness and evenhandedness
of its decision making processes. If judgments are warped or biased
because of conflicting outside interests, the decision making process
is compromised. NSF must continually earn the public's confidence
in its integrity. To do so, each NSF staff member must endeavor
to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.
NSF MANUAL 15, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND STANDARDS
OF ETHICAL CONDUCT
NSF Manual 15 summarizes the relevant
conflicts statutes and regulations. An NSF staff member who conscientiously
follows NSF Manual 15 should have no difficulty complying with
the various Government conflicts rules. In addition, three sets
of conflicts regulations are especially important in guiding NSF
staff:
If you have any question about conflicts of interests and NSF,
please contact the NSF Office of the General Counsel:
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National
Science Foundation
Office of the General Counsel (Rm 1265)
4201 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22230 |
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(703) 292-8060 |
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