Agency Model Practices

Links to Agency Model Practices:

Leadership Initiative: Concrete Actions
Technology Saves Time And Money In Ethics Training Program
Balancing The Workload: Filing and Training
Program Overview: Cooperation and Communication Are Fundamental
Looseleaf Handbook Keeps Employees Up-To-Date
Written Annual Ethics Briefing and Questionnaire
Automated Travel Payment Approval Process
Electronic Mail Improves Ethics Program
Points Of Contact Are Used To Support The Ethics Program
Keeping Employees Aware Of Ethics Issues
Preventing Conflicts of Interest

Automated Travel Payment Approval Process

The Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC) at Fort Lewis, WA has recently put into place an automated system for tracking the approval process for acceptance of travel payments from non-Federal sources. Using a data base, ethics officials are able to chronicle pertinent information such as the source of the payment, the payment's amount, the beginning and ending dates of travel, the method of payment, the date the conflict of interest analysis begins and the date it ends, and the status of the request. Charting the progress of requests, as such, appears to streamline this time-sensitive process. In addition, the data base records a thorough summary of travel payments received by MAMC employees throughout the year.