June 21, 1993
DO-93-017
MEMORANDUM
TO: Designated Agency Ethics Officials,
General Counsels and Inspectors General
FROM: Stephen D. Potts
Director
SUBJECT: Publication of Three New Ethics Training
Pamphlets
The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is pleased to announce
the publication of three new ethics training pamphlets for
executive branch agencies to use in training their employees.
These three pamphlets, tentatively entitled "Do It Right, An Ethics
Handbook for Executive Branch Employees", "The ABC's of Ethics, an
Introduction to Ethics for Executive Branch Employees" and "A Brief
Wrap on Ethics", are intended to help executive branch employees
understand the rules and restrictions that govern their conduct as
public servants. The pamphlets are written at different levels of
sophistication to allow agencies to tailor their materials to the
needs of different groups of employees. Because the pamphlets are
summary in nature, they cannot substitute for the text of the
conflict of interest statutes and the standards of conduct. They
should, however, help executive branch agencies communicate these
provisions to their employees. A brief description of each of the
pamphlets follows:
Comprehensive treatment:
"Do It Right, an Ethics Handbook for Executive Branch
Employees" is a 35 page (8 1/2" x 11") booklet. This
booklet provides a detailed summary of the conflict of
interest statutes and the standards of ethical conduct as
they apply to executive branch employees. The booklet
uses examples to promote reader comprehension. Jacket
Number: 352-617. Rider rate: $0.65.
Intermediate treatment:
"The ABC's of Ethics, an Introduction to Ethics for
Executive Branch Employees" is a 22 page (8 1/2" x 11")
pamphlet. This pamphlet provides an introductory level
summary of the laws and regulations in the area of
ethics. It uses a question-and-response format, as well
as examples, to help the reader in understanding the
material. Jacket Number: 352-619. Rider rate: $0.45
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Designated Agency Ethics Officials,
General Counsels and Inspectors General
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Elementary treatment:
"A Brief Wrap on Ethics" is an 18 page (7" x 10")
pamphlet. An easy-to-read, anecdotal treatment of some
of the basic ethics laws and regulations, this pamphlet
uses a colloquial style and simple examples to facilitate
reader understanding. Jacket Number: 352-618. Rider
rate: $0.40.
Anticipating a broad demand for these publications, OGE has
negotiated an agreement with the U.S. Government Printing Office
(GPO) to allow agencies to ride OGE's requisition for these
pamphlets before actual publication. This will shorten normal
delivery time for these documents. The estimated cost and GPO
jacket numbers of each of the publications are provided above,
together with a brief description of the item.
All SF-1 forms must be received by GPO by August 1, 1993, in
order to take advantage of the rider. All regional and field
offices should coordinate with their parent agency to effect
within-agency distribution. Please mail or fax your SF-1 forms to:
U.S. Government Printing Office
Room C830
North Capitol and H Streets, NW.
Washington, DC 20401
Fax No.: (202) 512-1260
Failure to order these materials by August 1, 1993 will not
preclude you from obtaining them. The Superintendent of Documents
(SupDocs) will be ordering copies and will make them available for
sale. The price from SupDocs, however, is likely to be consider-
ably higher than the rider rates provided herein.