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Management Alert: EXIM’s Process for Vetting Conference Sponsors Needs Improvement

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
OIG-O-24-05
Report Type
Other
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$76000
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

The Chief Ethics Officer, in coordination with other EXIM senior officials, should conduct an analysis to determine whether EXIM’s practice of soliciting sponsorship fees sufficiently mitigates the appearance of favoritism towards any potential...

The Chief Ethics Officer, in coordination with other EXIM senior officials, should consider developing updated criteria for reviewing sponsorship applications to mitigate potential favoritism concerns.

The Chief Ethics Officer, in coordination with other EXIM senior officials, should update its procedures to include steps for documenting the decision to accept or reject each potential sponsor.

The Chief Ethics Officer, in coordination with other EXIM senior officials, should develop and implement a process to ensure that the office’s involvement in matters pertaining to conference sponsorship is consistent with its role as described in the...