Conflict-of-Interest Controls: Documented Recusal Obligations of Top Political Appointees in DOE and EPA

GGD-95-81FS Published: Mar 07, 1995. Publicly Released: Apr 07, 1995.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency political appointees' promises to disqualify themselves from certain regulatory matters to avoid actual or apparent conflicts of interest.

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