Democrats flag ‘serious concerns’ on EPA ethics policies

January 17, 2020
Top House oversight panel Democrats are expressing “serious concerns” about the adequacy of EPA’s policies for ensuring political appointees comply with federal ethics rules, pressing the agency to brief lawmakers on how they will address these and similar criticisms raised by ethics officials and government watchdogs. “The Committee identified multiple instances in which EPA officials failed to complete required ethics documents or sign ethics pledges required by Executive Order 13770,” says a Jan. 17 letter from House Oversight & Reform...

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