March 12, 1999
                                    DT-99-010


MEMORANDUM

TO:       Designated Agency Ethics Officials

FROM:     Barbara A. Mullen-Roth
          Associate Director for Education
            and Program Services

SUBJECT:  New Web-based Ethics Training


     The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) has recently placed
on its Web site an interactive Web-based training (WBT) module for
executive branch employee ethics training.  This introductory
module concentrates on  5 C.F.R. Part 2635, Subpart B, Gifts From
Outside Sources, which provides guidance on the rules governing
acceptance of gifts from sources outside of the Federal Government. 
The module focuses on the basic gift rule, the most frequently
encountered gift exclusions and exceptions, and disposition of
prohibited gifts.  Links are provided to a complete copy of
subpart B, a synopsis, and specific cites as the ethics terms
occur.

     The module guides employees through an interactive experience,
reading, answering questions, and reviewing before they complete
the final exercise and print a certificate of completion. 
Employees may also choose to perform specific research on the 
ethics terms associated with subpart B through the links provided
in the module.

     As they begin the module, employees are directed to seek
guidance from their agency ethics official on whether completing
the module meets the annual ethics training requirement for their
agency.

     This module is designed to be played directly on the OGE Web
site, www.usoge.gov, and can be found in the Ethics Resource
Library section under the category of Computer/Web-Based Training. 
It can also be more directly accessed at the following URL:
www.usoge.gov/usoge006.html#computer.  If you have questions about
accessing the WBT, please contact Tonda King at 202-208-8000,
extension 1229, or Angelique Ewell at extension 1111.  Questions
about the content of the module should be directed to Jo Lee
Hazelwood on extension 1233.