BOP Program Statement 3420.14 § 3

The CEO of each facility has the primary responsibility for ensuring that the Program Statement

Standards of Employee Conduct is provided and made known to each employee, contractor,

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and volunteer.

The CEO of each facility must ensure that employees are made aware of updates and revisions to

the Program Statement Standards of Employee Conduct and any other expectations related to

employee conduct.

Per 5 C.F.R. § 2635.107, only actions made in reliance upon advice concerning ethical issues

received from the Bureau Ethics Office will be protected from disciplinary action. No other

authority may provide the employee with this protection.

Where the employee’s conduct violates a criminal statute, reliance on the advice of an ethics

official cannot ensure they will not be prosecuted.

Each new employee, contractor, and volunteer must receive and sign for this Program Statement

at the time of appointment.

Employees, contractors, and volunteers receive and sign for updated versions of this Program

Statement when issued. The BP-A0165, Acknowledgment of Receipt of Standards of Employee

Conduct form is filed in the electronic Official Personnel Folder.

Employee Development Managers, Volunteer Coordinators, or other designated employees

ensure that supervisors and employees receive training annually on their responsibilities under

this policy.