Revolving Door Working Group: Resources

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Resources

Revolving Door conflicts of interest have plagued American government since the patronage scandals of the early nineteenth century. However, perhaps because of the increasing scale and influence of large corporations over public policy, concern about ethics in government has attracted more sustained attention in recent years. Those seeking deeper background on the phenomenon or more detailed bibliographical references can search below for links to:

Websites and databases maintained by public interest organizations
Reports commissioned to explore specific impacts of Revolving Door appointments
Government resources regarding ethics laws and compliance mechanisms

Public Interest Websites	Reports	U.S. Government Resources
Public Citizen's website on the revolving door and lobbying reform The Edmonds Institute's website and database on revolving door conflict of interest The Center for Public Integrity's Lobby Watch site on how private interests influence public policy The Center for Corporate Policy's detailed webpage and resources on agency capture, the revolving door and other conflicts of interest The Center for Science in the Public Interest's searchable database of scientists' ties to industry The Center for Responsive Politics Lobbyists Database Campaign Contribution & Lobbying Resources Political Money Line (Campaign Contribution & Lobbying Resources)	USDA, Inc: How agribusiness has hijacked regulatory policy at the USDA, by Phil Mattera for the Agribusiness Accountability Initiative. Special Interest Takeover, produced for Citizens for Sensible Safeguards (a collaboration among over 300 groups, organized by OMB Watch and the Center for American Progress). The Politics of Contracting, a report by the Project on Government Oversight. When Advocates Become Regulators, by Anne C. Mulkern (Denver Post, May 23, 2004). Second Term Revolving Door, by Center for American Progress (PDF document)	Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Department of Justice (DoJ) Ethics Office DoJ's Public Integrity Section's Annual Reports to Congress (Including Prosecutions) 1999 2000 2001 2002 Department of Defense (DoD) Standards of Conduct Office (SOCO) Department of Interior U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (Official Lobbying Reports)

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