Agency program and policy evaluations are subject to a variety of conflicts of interest, depending on "who" performs the evaluation. Discuss the ethical implications of an agency hiring its own outside contractor to evaluate its programs and policies.

Answer:

There are many ethical implications of an agency hiring its own outside contractor to evaluate its program and policies. If the agency hires its own outside contractor, there might be ethical issues like the contractor might be paid money to give a fair report on the programs and policies of the agency. This will be completely unethical, as the whole purpose of conducting the policy and program evaluation will go in vain. As a result, employees might suffer due to wrong policies and programs which might be implemented in the agency.