The Compliance & Ethics Program Clause Samples

The Compliance & Ethics Program. SAIC shall implement and maintain an effective compliance and ethics program that fully comports with the criteria set forth in Section 8B2.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual (the “Compliance & Ethics Program”). As part of the Compliance & Ethics Program, SAIC shall maintain a permanent compliance office and a permanent education and training program relating to the laws, regulations and ethics governing the work of SAIC, paying particular attention to SAIC’s procurement and subcontracting practices. As part of the Compliance & Ethics Program, SAIC shall (a) ensure that an effective program be maintained to detect and punish violators of laws, policies, and standards, and encourage those who report such violators; (b) ensure that no employee or agent of SAIC is penalized in any way for providing information relating to SAIC’s compliance or noncompliance with laws, policies, and standards to any SAIC official, government agency, compliance officer, or the Monitor appointed pursuant to paragraph 15 below; and (c) ensure that all SAIC employees have access to a hot-line or other means to provide information to SAIC’s compliance office relating to SAIC’s compliance or noncompliance with laws, policies, and standards. SAIC shall take steps to audit the Compliance & Ethics Program to ensure it is carrying out the duties and responsibilities set out in this Agreement. The Office acknowledges that SAIC has ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq. Page 6 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, Esq. March 8, 2012 implemented significant changes to its ethics and compliance program, including its processes and procedures governing procurement, subcontract administration, and ethics investigations.