INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY PROGRAM

Basic Military Requirements (BMR) Revised Edition
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REVIEW 4 QUESTIONS Q1. What Navy program provides educational programs for people who don’t meet the Navy’s fitness or body fat standards and who also need to help change long-established bad health habits? Q2. With regard to pregnant servicewomen, what is the Navy responsibility? Q3. List the responsibilities of pregnant servicewomen. a. b. c. d. e. Q4. Service members must complete what forms for family care? a. b. Q5. List the areas that the Department of the Navy public affairs office informs the public and service members about. a. b. c. INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY PROGRAM Learning Objective: When you finish this chapter, you will be able to— Recall key provisions of the Navy’s Integrity and Efficiency Program to include fraud, waste, and abuse. The Integrity and Efficiency (I & E) Program carries out the Department of the Navy’s policy to detect, deter, and eliminate fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. The terms fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement are defined as follows: Fraud. Fraud is intentional misleading or deceitful conduct that deprives the government of its resources or rights. Waste. Waste is the extravagant, careless, or needless expenditure of government resources. Abuse. Abuse is the intentional wrongful or improper use of government resources. Mismanagement. Mismanagement is to manage incompetently or dishonestly. You report fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement through any of the following means: Chain of command Navy hotline Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Congressional communication (writing your congressmen) STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS Learning Objectives: When you finish this chapter, you will be able to— Recall key points of the Standards of Conduct. Identify the need for professional ethics. The Department of the Navy’s ability to maintain public confidence in its integrity is essential to the performance of its mission. To help maintain that integrity, all naval personnel must comply with the following standards of conduct (table 1-2). 1-11 Student Notes:

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