BEGA to Hold Public Symposium on Government Ethics “Best Practices” on January 10, 2013

The District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (“BEGA”) announced today that it will hold a symposium on government ethics “Best Practices” at its monthly public meeting on January 10, 2012, at 1 pm in the BEGA Hearing Room located at 441 4th Street, NW, Suite 830 South.  Members of the public, academia and government are invited to offer their views in writing or orally with regard to whether, and in what manner, the District’s Ethics laws or rules should be revised to reflect best practices. The BEGA is tasked with preparing a detailed assessment of ethical guidelines and requirements for employees and public officials with recommendations to the Council concerning: 1) whether to adopt local laws that are similar in nature to federal ethics laws; 2) whether to adopt post-employment restrictions; 3) whether to adopt ethics laws pertaining to contracting and procurement; 4) whether to adopt nepotism and cronyism prohibitions; 5) whether to criminalize violations of ethics laws; 6) whether to expel a member of the Council for certain violations of the Code of Conduct; 7) whether to regulate campaign contributions from affiliated or subsidiary corporations; and 8) any other matter as determined by the BEGA.

For those who wish to appear personally, please contact the BEGA at (202) 481-3411, or email us at bega@dc.gov, so that sufficient time may be set aside. For more information, please visit our website at bega.dc.gov.