U.S. OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

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• WHAT'S NEW AT OGE!
  
  
• ABOUT OGE
  • Background and Mission
  • Organization and Functions
  • Agency Program Services
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• LAWS AND REGULATIONS
  • Legislation Important to OGE and Its Mission
  • Compilation of Federal Ethics Laws
  • Executive Orders in Which OGE Has a Role
    • Executive Order 12674
    • Executive Order 12731
    • Executive Order 12834
    • Executive Order 13184
  • Federal Register Issuances
    • 1989 Federal Register Issuances
    • 1990 Federal Register Issuances
    • 1991 Federal Register Issuances
    • 1992 Federal Register Issuances
    • 1993 Federal Register Issuances
    • 1994 Federal Register Issuances
    • 1995 Federal Register Issuances
    • 1996 Federal Register Issuances
    • 1997 Federal Register Issuances
    • 1998 Federal Register Issuances
    • 1999 Federal Register Issuances
    • 2000 Federal Register Issuances
    • 2001 Federal Register Issuances
    • 2002 Federal Register Issuances
    • 2003 Federal Register Issuances
    • 2004 Federal Register Issuances
    • 2005 Federal Register Issuances
    • 2006 Federal Register Issuances
    • 2007 Federal Register Issuances
  • Regulations Issued by or Affecting OGE and Its Mission
    • 5 C.F.R. Part 2600 - Organization and Functions of OGE
    • 5 C.F.R. Part 2602 - Employee Responsibilities and Conduct (Reserved)
    • 5 C.F.R. Part 2606 - Privacy Act Rules (Reserved)
    • 5 C.F.R. Part 2610 - Implementation of the Equal Access to Justice Act
    • 5 C.F.R. Part 2634 - Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, Qualified Trusts, and Certificates of Divestiture
    • 5 C.F.R. Part 2635 - Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch
    • 5 C.F.R. Part 2636 - Limitations on Outside Earned Income, Employment and Affiliations for Certain Noncareer Employees
    • 5 C.F.R. Part 2637 - Regulations Concerning Post Employment Conflict of Interest
    • 5 C.F.R. Part 2638 - Office of Government Ethics and Executive Agency Ethics Program Responsibilities
    • 5 C.F.R. Part 2640 - Interpretation, Exemptions and Waiver Guidance Concerning 18 U.S.C. 208 (Acts Affecting a Personal Financial Interest)
    • 5 C.F.R. Part 2641 - Post-employment Conflict of Interest Restrictions
  • Statutes
  • Other Ethics Guidance & Conflict of Interest Prosecution Surveys
  • Agency Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations
    
    
• COMMON ETHICS ISSUES
  General Principles
  Gifts From Outside Sources
  Gifts Between Employees
  Conflicting Financial Interests
  Remedies for Financial Conflicts of Interest
  Recusals
  Waivers
  Divestiture
  Trusts
  Impartiality in Performing Official Duties
  Seeking Other Employment
  Misuse of Position
  Outside Activities
  Post-Employment
  Representation to Government Agencies and Courts
  Supplementation of Salary
  Financial Disclosure
  Public Financial Disclosure
  Confidential Financial Disclosure
  Presidential Appointment Process
  Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  DAEOgrams
  Contractors in the Workplace
  
  
• ADVISORY OPINIONS
  • 1979 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1980 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1981 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1982 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1983 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1984 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1985 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1986 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1987 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1988 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1989 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1990 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1991 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1992 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1993 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1994 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1995 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1996 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1997 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1998 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 1999 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 2000 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 2001 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 2002 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 2003 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 2004 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • 2005 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • Index for 1979-1989 Opinions
  • Index for 1990-2005 Opinions
  • Executable Files for 1979-2005 OGE Advisory Opinions
  • OGE Opinions Search Form
    
    
• DAEOGRAMS
  • List of OGE 1992 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 1993 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 1994 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 1995 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 1996 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 1997 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 1998 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 1999 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 2000 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 2001 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 2002 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 2003 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 2004 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 2005 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 2006 DAEOgrams
  • List of OGE 2007 DAEOgrams
    
    
    
• OGE CONFERENCE
  
  
• TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
  
  
• COMPUTER AND WEB-BASED ETHICS TRAINING RESOURCES
  • "Ethics Training for Special Government Employees" Interactive Web-based Training Module (2007)
  • "Interacting with Government Employees for Contractors" Interactive Web-based Training Module (2007)
  • Completing the OGE Form 450 Interactive Web-based Training Module
  • "Misuse of Position" Interactive Web-based Training Module (2001)
  • "Gifts Between Employees" Interactive Web-based Training Module (2000)
  • "Gifts from Outside Sources" Interactive Web-based Training Module (1999)
    
    
• FORMS, PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER ETHICS DOCUMENTS
  • OGE Publications
    • Reference Publications
    • Booklets
    • Pamphlets
    • Training Aids
    • Posters
    • OGE Ethics Newsgram
    • Ethics Reports and Plans
    • Surveys and Questionnaires
    • Proposed Legislation
  • OGE Forms and Model Trust Documents
    • Financial Disclosure Forms
    • Miscellaneous OGE Forms
    • Model Trust Documents
  • Other Ethics Documents
    • Documents From the Director's Office
      
    • Documents from the Office of Agency Programs, Program Review Division
      • Tips on Preparing for an Ethics Program Review Review
      • Guidelines for Conducting Reviews of Ethics Programs at Executive Branch Agencies
      • Checklist of Ethics Materials
      • Agency Program Review Evaluation Form (Informational Copy)
    • Documents from the Office of Agency Programs, Program Services Division
      • Ethical Implications of Emergency Response Conference Report
        
    • Miscellaneous Ethics Documents
      • List of Designated Agency Ethics Officials (DAEOS)
      • OGE Calendar of Ethics Reports
      • List of U.S. Government Entities with Ethics/Conduct-Related Authority
  • OGE Reports and Plans
    • OGE Administrative and Management Reports
      • Performance Accountability Reports
        • 2005
        • 2004
      • Buy American Act Reports
        • 2006
        • 2005
        • 2004
      • E-Government Reports
        • 2006
      • FIPS 201 PIV Report
        • 2007
      • OGE Strategic Plans
      • Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2007-2011
      • Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2001-2006
      • IRM Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2004-2008
  • Ordering Information for Available OGE Publications, Videos & Software
    • Information about Adobe PDF Files
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• OGE 450 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
  
  
• VIDEOS AND SOFTWARE
  • OGE Videos & Software
  • Ordering Information for OGE Publications & Videos
    
    
• OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND
  GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES
  • OGE and Other United States Government Documents
  • Informational Links to Other Ethics and Anticorruption Organizations, Efforts, and Legal Instruments
    
    
• AGENCY BEST PRACTICES
  
  • Technology Saves Time And Money In Ethics Training Program
  • Balancing The Workload: Filing and Training
  • Program Overview: Cooperation and Communication Are Fundamental
  • Looseleaf Handbook Keeps Employees Up-To-Date
  • Written Annual Ethics Briefing and Questionnaire
  • Automated Travel Payment Approval Process
  • Electronic Mail Improves Ethics Program
  • Points Of Contact Are Used To Support The Ethics Program
  • Keeping Employees Aware Of Ethics Issues
  • Preventing Conflicts of Interest