A retired Colonel in the Army has been hired by ACME Corporation, Aviation Weapons Division,
To be an expert consultant for all new weapons procurement activity. Fourteen months prior to his last official role in the Army, the Colonel was the Chief Contracting Officer for all new weapons procurement activity. You are the Program Manager for the Government on an upcoming new weapons procurement project. You should:

Be aware of his new role, and if he attempts to communicate with you on behalf of ACME, raise your concern to your boss or the Contracting Officer

You are a government Program Manger and you suspect the contractor's test results stated in the new procurement proposal are inaccurate. You should:

Document and report up the chain of command that the data, which the contractor used in the proposal may be flawed.

Which of the following statements is correct?

You do not have to accept a $20 gift if you think someone would question it.

A Congresswoman for the 3rd District testified on Capitol Hill about the poor results of test performed by the contractor on the new procurement project. Afterwards, in a meeting with the contractor's Project Manager, you, the Government Program Manager, learn that the results were negatively flawed because the testing tools were not calibrated properly. You should:

Document your findings and explain the situation clearly up the Government's chain of command

Government and contractor personnel work side by side on the Beta project in a contractor's work space. Due to the tremendous progress that has been made in the project, both the government program manager and the contractor's project manager decide to reward their employees. The contractor's project manager decides to give his employees the afternoon off. The government's project manager decides to grant federal employees a 59- minute early dismissal. Which of the following statements is correct

The contractor my not charge the time off to the Government contract.

Government and contractor personnel work side by side on the Zephyr project in a government office building. Emails were sent out to remind all employees (government and contractor) of the offsite dinner to celebrate Administrative Assistants' Day. Which of the following statements follows ethical principles?

Contractor employees may attend if the time spent attending the dinner is not charged to the Government.

The Government ___ be a partner in the same way that private parties can form a commercial partnership; common practices like combining financial and personnel resources, sharing losses and exchanging assets are generally ___ by Federal statute.

cannot/prohibited

Which of the following is a core ethical principle for government and contactor acquisition professionals?

Government employees must protect and conserve Federal property (including fiscal resources) and use it only for authorized purposes.

You are a Government Program Manager who is responsible for the Sure Shot Air Missile Program. The ACME Corporation, Aviation Weapons Division, is developing a preliminary technical feasibility study for the Sure Shot under a $5 million Government contract. You are nearing retirement and you have provided your resume to a Professional Job Search Company (a so-called "headhunter"). The Headhunter calls you up and advises that he has arranged an interview with the Sea Systems Division of the ACME Company. The interview is tempting, but what action should you take now?

Promptly rescue yourself from taking any action on the ACME Sure Short contract. Report the conflict to your supervisor and ethics official because your headhunter informed you that it contacted ACME on your behalf.

You are a Government Program Manager who is responsible for the Sure Shot Air Missile Program. The ACME Corporation, Aviation Weapons Division, is developing a preliminary technical feasibility study for the Sure Shot under a $5 million Government contract. You are nearing retirement and you have provided your resume to a Professional Job Search Company (a so-called "headhunter"). The Headhunter calls you up and advises that he has arranged an interview with the Sea Systems Division of the ACME Company. The interview, however, did not result in a job offer. You should:

Inform the Head of the Contracting Activity what happened and request reinstatement fi you want to go back to Sure Shot.

As a Government employee, which of the following statements about gifts are correct? Select three that apply.

Federal/you may be/ an employee

You are writing a report on the progress of a Government program, and you unearth relevant information that indicates the program did not achieve several critical objectives. Which of the following statements is correct?

You should document your findings and report the adverse information relevant to the program.

You are Government Program Manager, and you suspect the contractor's test results stated in the new procurement proposal are inaccurate. You should:

Document and report up the chain of command that the data, which the contractor used in the proposal may be flawed.

You are a Government Program Manager who is responsible for the Sure Shot Air to Air Missile Program. The ACME Corporation, Aviation Weapons Division, is developing a preliminary technical feasibility study for the Sure Shot under a $5million Government contract. You are nearing retirement and you have provided your resume to a Professional Job Search Company (a so-called "headhunter"). The Headhunter calls you up and advises that he has arranged an interview with the Sea Systems Division of the ACME Company. The interview is tempting, but what action should you take now?

Promptly recuse yourself from taking any action on the ACME Sure Shot contract. Report the conflict to your supervisor and ethics official because your headhunter informed you that it contacted ACME on your behalf.

Which of the following statements is correct?

You do not have to accept a $20 gift if you think someone would question it.

As part of your official position you visit a contractor's facility in order to inspect progress on a new weapons system. While there you notice an F-15 Eagle scale model sitting in a display case. The contractor's Program Manager notes your interest in the model and comes over to look at the F-15 with you. You remark, "Gee, that's a beautiful F-15. Can I get one from you?" The Program Manager responds by saying. "Of course! We have several extra models on hand, I'll get you one." Which of the following statements is correct?

Since it appears you solicited the gift, 5 CFR 2635.202 prohibits you from accepting it.

A Congresswomen from the 3rd District testified on Capitol Hill about the poor results of tests performed by the contractor on the new procurement project. Afterwards, in a meeting with the contractor's Project Manager, you, the Government Program Manager, learn that the test results were negatively flawed because the testing tools were not calibrated properly. You should:

Document your findings and explain the situation clearly up the Government's chain of command.

Government and contractor personnel work side by side on the Zephr project in a government office building. Emails were sent our to remind all employees (government and contractor) of the offsite dinner to celebrate Administrative Assistant's Day. Which of the following statements follows ethical principles?

Contractor employees may attend if the time spent attending the dinner is not charged to the Government.

You are a contracting officer and you have just finished evaluating the initial offers of several companies competing for award of a contract to design and construct a new Air to Ground missile. Three companies, ACME, Beta, and Charlie, have submitted offers and you discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the initial proposals with each company individually. At the close of face-to-face discussions with ACME, the ACME Project Manager asks whether you have ever had any interest in working in the private sector, noting that "we make a lot more money than you do." Concerned that this might be an employment discussion, you ask whether he is offering you a job. The Project Manager replies, "Oh no; I don't have any authority to make job offers. But here is the phone number for our Personnel Director. I'll tell her to expect your call." You declare, "Absolutely not! I am happy working for the Government." Which of the following actions are correct?

You must immediately report the details of the conversation you had with the ACME Project Manager in writing to your supervisor and ethics officer.