Federal Government Policy and Business

Agencies Are Entering a 'High-Risk Period' for Nepotism, Report Says

Government Executive: Every agency, as well as the current and future presidents, should take steps to ensure they are reducing the potential for nepotism in their ranks, especially during the upcoming transition to a new administration -- a particularly "high risk" period for those in positions of authority to show favoritism toward relatives, according to a new report.

Agencies need stronger governmentwide guidance in soliciting information from job applicants that could identify how those prospective employees might benefit from family members who already work at the agency. the Merit Systems Protection Board found, The upcoming transition will see a slew of new political appointees taking office without prior experience in the civil service, MSPB said, noting the importance of quickly training those new hires so they “conduct themselves in accordance with the law.”

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