DCC HANDBOOK ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS {866 QUIZZES}
The priority of the ADVON CCO is to?
locate sources; become familiar with local conditions and the marketplace; and,
before the arrival of unit personnel,
consult with the Army CID, Air Force OSI, and NCIS concerning security and
force protection and personnel recovery matters
What resources can assist CCOs become familiar with the host nation,
especially during initial operations in unfamiliar areas?
1. The CIA offers a World Factbook
2. The WorldSmart Resource Center
3. The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
4. The U.S. Marine Corps Center for Advanced Operational
Culture Learning (CAOCL)
5. The Air Force Air University website
6. The Defense Language Institute's Foreign Language Center
Chapter 1 Key Points
1. Ethics are vitally important when conducting business on
behalf of the U.S. Govt, particularly in contingency
environments, which often involve high ops tempos and cultural difference
2. Duty is to the govt, DoD, your customer, and the mission
3. One of your most important duties as a CO is to educate the deployed force
that you are the only person authorized to obligate the government.
4. Work with the OSI, CID, or legal counsel to inform the deployed force of the
pitfalls of improper actions with
ktrs, risks of working in a contingency environment,
and foreign business practices
5. Lack of acquisition reviews and pressure to get the mission accomplished at
the start of contingency operations can lead to poor ethical decisions
6. avoid any COI—or even the appearance of a COI. Immediately report any
improper activities to legal counsel.
,7. "paying it back" to a CCO is common-accepting kickbacks is a serious
violation that can result in a prison sentence
8. Dont accept any gift because of position and dont accept any gift from a ktr,
potential ktr, or partnering ktr
9. Exceptions to the gift prohibition are very limited. Document unavoidable
violations and report them to legal
10. DoD does not tolerate any form of human trafficking or forced labor by any
of its ktrs or contractor personnel
11. FWA are serious matters that carry serious consequences. They hinder
mission accomplishment and must be avoided. Maintain your integrity, and do
what's right
What is vital for DoD contracting officers, and its importance cannot be
overstated.
Maintaining high ethical standards and procurement integrity
What reminds CCOs and other acquisition support personnel that "government
business shall be conducted in a manner above reproach and, except as
authorized by statute or regulation, with complete impartiality and with
preferential treatment for none."
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 3.101
What can lead to poor ethical decisions.
1. the increased pressure to meet mission
requirements expeditiously in contingency environments
2. cultural, political, and economic conditions influencing the expectations and
business habits
of local suppliers
Executive Order 12731 and as
codified in 5 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 2635.101 ethical conduct
principles for CCOs?
1. You must place loyalty to the Constitution, the laws, and
ethical principles above your private gain
2. You must not hold financial interests that conflict with your
official duties
,3. You must not engage in financial transactions using nonpublic
information or permit the release of such information for any
improper use
4. Do not solicit or accept any gift
5. Honest efforts
6. Do not make unauthorized commitments or promises that bind the Govt
without authority
7. Do not use public office for private gain
8. Must act impartially, not giving preferential treatment to any person or entity
9. Protect and conserve Govt property
10. Seek outside employment or engage in outside activities that conflict with
official duties?
11. Disclose FWA and corruption
12. Act in good faith
13. Provide EO
14. Avoid appearance of unethical conduct
One of the most basic ethical and legal principles is that?
CCOs may not take official action on a matter that could affect their personal
interests
What is the general rule?
Avoid strictly any conflict of
interest or even the appearance of a conflict of interest in government
contractor
relationships"
What prohibits an employee
from participating personally and substantially in an official capacity in
any matter in which that employee—or any person whose interests are
imputed (connected) to that employee—has a financial interest if that matter
will directly and predictably affect that interest.
Ethics rule (FAR 3.101-1 & 18 USC 208)
What does the ethics rule require?
, 1. Do not act on a matter for financial interests in an official capacity
2. Remove yourself if creating an appearance of COI
3. Perception matters
4. Remove by disqualification or recusal , waivers of disqualification
and divestiture
What is stepping aside from decisions that could affect your financial interests?
disqualification or recusal
What means continuing your involvement, but only with
full disclosure to, and permission from, agency officials
waivers of
disqualification
What meansremoving the financial interest that creates the
conflict, which often involves selling the financial interest at
issue?
divestiture
CCOs must complete what
to report their financial interests and other interests outside
the government.
Office of Government Ethics
(OGE) Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report
CCOs should familiarize themselves with what which
includes a provision that prevents a government employee
from "switching sides" and representing another person or
entity before the United States on the same matters on which
he or she worked as a government employee?
18 U.S.C. 207,
Who are prohibited from soliciting or accepting gifts
from a prohibited source or because of the employee's official position
Federal employees
CORRECT ANSWERS {866 QUIZZES}
The priority of the ADVON CCO is to?
locate sources; become familiar with local conditions and the marketplace; and,
before the arrival of unit personnel,
consult with the Army CID, Air Force OSI, and NCIS concerning security and
force protection and personnel recovery matters
What resources can assist CCOs become familiar with the host nation,
especially during initial operations in unfamiliar areas?
1. The CIA offers a World Factbook
2. The WorldSmart Resource Center
3. The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
4. The U.S. Marine Corps Center for Advanced Operational
Culture Learning (CAOCL)
5. The Air Force Air University website
6. The Defense Language Institute's Foreign Language Center
Chapter 1 Key Points
1. Ethics are vitally important when conducting business on
behalf of the U.S. Govt, particularly in contingency
environments, which often involve high ops tempos and cultural difference
2. Duty is to the govt, DoD, your customer, and the mission
3. One of your most important duties as a CO is to educate the deployed force
that you are the only person authorized to obligate the government.
4. Work with the OSI, CID, or legal counsel to inform the deployed force of the
pitfalls of improper actions with
ktrs, risks of working in a contingency environment,
and foreign business practices
5. Lack of acquisition reviews and pressure to get the mission accomplished at
the start of contingency operations can lead to poor ethical decisions
6. avoid any COI—or even the appearance of a COI. Immediately report any
improper activities to legal counsel.
,7. "paying it back" to a CCO is common-accepting kickbacks is a serious
violation that can result in a prison sentence
8. Dont accept any gift because of position and dont accept any gift from a ktr,
potential ktr, or partnering ktr
9. Exceptions to the gift prohibition are very limited. Document unavoidable
violations and report them to legal
10. DoD does not tolerate any form of human trafficking or forced labor by any
of its ktrs or contractor personnel
11. FWA are serious matters that carry serious consequences. They hinder
mission accomplishment and must be avoided. Maintain your integrity, and do
what's right
What is vital for DoD contracting officers, and its importance cannot be
overstated.
Maintaining high ethical standards and procurement integrity
What reminds CCOs and other acquisition support personnel that "government
business shall be conducted in a manner above reproach and, except as
authorized by statute or regulation, with complete impartiality and with
preferential treatment for none."
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 3.101
What can lead to poor ethical decisions.
1. the increased pressure to meet mission
requirements expeditiously in contingency environments
2. cultural, political, and economic conditions influencing the expectations and
business habits
of local suppliers
Executive Order 12731 and as
codified in 5 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 2635.101 ethical conduct
principles for CCOs?
1. You must place loyalty to the Constitution, the laws, and
ethical principles above your private gain
2. You must not hold financial interests that conflict with your
official duties
,3. You must not engage in financial transactions using nonpublic
information or permit the release of such information for any
improper use
4. Do not solicit or accept any gift
5. Honest efforts
6. Do not make unauthorized commitments or promises that bind the Govt
without authority
7. Do not use public office for private gain
8. Must act impartially, not giving preferential treatment to any person or entity
9. Protect and conserve Govt property
10. Seek outside employment or engage in outside activities that conflict with
official duties?
11. Disclose FWA and corruption
12. Act in good faith
13. Provide EO
14. Avoid appearance of unethical conduct
One of the most basic ethical and legal principles is that?
CCOs may not take official action on a matter that could affect their personal
interests
What is the general rule?
Avoid strictly any conflict of
interest or even the appearance of a conflict of interest in government
contractor
relationships"
What prohibits an employee
from participating personally and substantially in an official capacity in
any matter in which that employee—or any person whose interests are
imputed (connected) to that employee—has a financial interest if that matter
will directly and predictably affect that interest.
Ethics rule (FAR 3.101-1 & 18 USC 208)
What does the ethics rule require?
, 1. Do not act on a matter for financial interests in an official capacity
2. Remove yourself if creating an appearance of COI
3. Perception matters
4. Remove by disqualification or recusal , waivers of disqualification
and divestiture
What is stepping aside from decisions that could affect your financial interests?
disqualification or recusal
What means continuing your involvement, but only with
full disclosure to, and permission from, agency officials
waivers of
disqualification
What meansremoving the financial interest that creates the
conflict, which often involves selling the financial interest at
issue?
divestiture
CCOs must complete what
to report their financial interests and other interests outside
the government.
Office of Government Ethics
(OGE) Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report
CCOs should familiarize themselves with what which
includes a provision that prevents a government employee
from "switching sides" and representing another person or
entity before the United States on the same matters on which
he or she worked as a government employee?
18 U.S.C. 207,
Who are prohibited from soliciting or accepting gifts
from a prohibited source or because of the employee's official position
Federal employees
