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CHIEF HEALTH INFORMATICS OFFICER LETTER
GUIDELINES REGARDING THE OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT OF VHA EMPLOYEES 

http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=753

On Friday 20 May 2005 02:53 pm, Greg Woodhouse wrote:
> Even federal contracts?
>
> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Government employees can contract with anyone they want on thier own
> > time.
> > The doctors and Nurses can also moonligh.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 6:04 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] CONTRACT AWARDED TO VistA-Office EHR
> > VENDO R SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
> >
> >
> > I'm not a lawyer either, but I think what you're saying is that it
> > might be
> > illegal for any current federal employee to "moonlight" for any
> > organization
> >
> > that has any contract with the federal gov't.
> >
> > If this is true, I'm betting that particular law, is violated
> > frequently.
> >
> > The way I would see this, which may not be the way the judicial
> > system sees
> > it,
> > is, if a person has influence over the placing of the contract by
> > virtue of
> > his/her position in the gov't, and moonlights with the company that
> > received
> >
> > the contract, then it would be a conflict of interest.
> >
> > Otherwise, I'd see it as being a "hand away", and therefore no
> > conflict.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> > Greg
> > Woodhouse
> > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 10:26 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] CONTRACT AWARDED TO VistA-Office EHR
> > VENDO R SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
> >
> >
> > That's not the point. The point is that HHS is paying for a *support
> > contract*. Whether the support is offered to federal agencies or the
> > private sector is a different issue. I'm not a lawyer, but the fact
> > that this is a contract and not a grant, raises all kinds of red
> > flags.
> >
> > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > I guess I'd like to hear a possible scenario where some
> >
> > organization
> >
> > > like VA
> > > would be calling
> > > World Vista for support, when they have an army of their own
> >
> > in-house
> >
> > > support people.
> > >
> > > I'm just trying to understand what future scenario you see Greg,
> >
> > that
> >
> > > I
> > > can't visualize, yet.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> > > Greg
> > > Woodhouse
> > > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 10:03 AM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] CONTRACT AWARDED TO VistA-Office
> >
> > EHR
> >
> > > VENDOR SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
> > >
> > >
> > > The point is that it's a *contract* not a grant. This could
> > > potentially
> > > mean that the federal government would be paying for support
> >
> > provided
> >
> > > by its own employees.
> > >
> > > --- "K.S. Bhaskar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Greg --
> > > >
> > > > Would you explain, please?  Thanx muchly.
> > > >
> > > > -- Bhaskar
> > > >
> > > > Gregory Woodhouse wrote:
> > > > > I know VA and HHS are not the same, but the existence of a
> > >
> > > contract
> > >
> > > > such
> > > >
> > > > > as this raises disturbing questions for federal employees, does
> > >
> > > it
> > >
> > > > not?
> > > >
> > > > > ====
> > > > >
> > > > > Gregory Woodhouse
> > > > >
> > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >
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