1. Inspector Arrested in NYC Crane Collapse Friday, March 21, 2008 By KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK — Inspectors began rechecking dozens of construction cranes after one of their colleagues was accused of lying about examining a crane that collapsed 11 days later, killing seven people.

2. L.A. ethics panel investigates ex-city department head's new job The former head of the employee retirement system has taken a job with Cardinal Americas. Earlier, the employee retirement system, decided to invest up to $10 million in the investment company. By David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times August 02, 2008

3. Modern History of Ethics Initiatives in the United States Expected standards of conduct Civil Rights Act (1964) Ethics in Government Act (1978) Defense Industry Initiative (1985) Federal Sentencing Guidelines (1991) Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002)

4. Champion of institutional values Embeds values and ethical conduct in institutional policy, practice and process Sets policy on traditional regulatory ethics and business conduct standards Provides ethics education, awareness and communication Is an office of official notice and reporting Has enforcement and investigative authority What does an Ethics Office do?

5. The ‘Compliance’ in Ethics and Compliance Conformity; acting according to certain accepted standards Adherence to organization policies, plans, procedures, law, regulations, and contracts The regulatory environment in which your organization operates

6. Conflict of interest (personal, financial, organizational) Fairness/Nepotism Gifts/Gratuities/Honoraria Misuse of Government resources (funds, property) Outside activities and employment Contract and Procurement Issues Workplace Retaliation Actions/behaviors that violate the code of conduct What Are Traditional Ethics Issues?

7. Values Support Government Organizations Values define the acceptable and expected standards among individuals Without shared values individuals will pursue their own value systems Values breed collective leadership Values are timeless…values prevail over personality and agenda

8. Use of Values in Ethics Offices Defining/ascertaining institutional culture Leveraging advantage in “difficult” conversations Lens through which to examine institutional culture Lens through which to examine institutional/individual decision-making Defining how it is intended that Government business should be conducted