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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917
Phone, 202-208-8000. Internet, www.usoge.gov.
Director Stephen D. Potts
Special Assistant to the Director Stuart C. Gilman
Deputy Director F. Gary Davis
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Deputy Director for Government Relations and Jane S. Ley
Special Projects
General Counsel Marilyn L. Glynn
Deputy General Counsel Stuart D. Rick
Senior Associate Director for Agency Programs Jack Covaleski
Associate Director for Education Barbara A. Mullen-Roth
Associate Director for Administration Sean M. Donohue,
Acting
Chief Information Officer James V. Parle
[For the Office of Government Ethics statement of organization, see the
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 5, Part 2600]
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The Office of Government Ethics exercises leadership in the executive
branch to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of Government
employees and to resolve those conflicts of interest that do occur. In
partnership with executive branch agencies and departments, the Office
fosters high ethical standards for employees and strengthens the
public's confidence that the Government's business is conducted with
impartiality and integrity. The Office is the principal agency for
administering the Ethics in Government Act for the executive branch.
The Office of Government Ethics is a separate executive agency
established under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended (5
U.S.C. app. 401).
The Director of the Office is appointed by the President with the
advice and consent of the Senate for a 5-year term, and is required to
submit to Congress a biennial report concerning the implementation of
the Director's functions and responsibilities.
Activities
The chief responsibilities of the Office are:
--developing, in consultation with the Attorney General and the
Office of Personnel Management, rules and regulations to be promulgated
by the President or the Director of the Office of Government Ethics
pertaining to standards of ethical conduct of executive branch
officials, public and confidential financial disclosure of executive
branch officials, executive agency ethics training programs, and the
identification and resolution of conflicts of interest;
--monitoring and investigating compliance with the executive branch
financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of
1978, as amended;
--providing ethics program assistance and information to executive
branch agencies through a desk officer system;
--conducting periodic reviews of the ethics programs of executive
agencies;
--ordering corrective action on the part of agencies and employees
that the Director of the Office deems necessary, including orders to
establish or modify an agency's ethics program;
--providing guidance on and promoting understanding of ethical
standards in executive agencies through an extensive program of
Government ethics advice, education, and training;
--evaluating the effectiveness of the Ethics Act, the conflict of
interest laws, and other related statutes; and
--recommending appropriate new legislation or amendments.
Sources of Information
Electronic Access Information regarding Office of Government Ethics
services and programs is available in electronic format on the Internet,
at www.usoge.gov.
Publications The Office of Government Ethics periodically updates its
publication, The Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal
Opinions of the United States Office of Government Ethics, available
from the Government Printing Office. In addition, the Office publishes a
periodic newsletter on Government ethics and has available ethics
publications, instructional videotapes, and a CD-ROM. Upon request, the
Office also
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provides copies of executive branch public financial disclosure reports
(SF 278's) in accordance with the Ethics Act and the Office's
regulations.
For further information, contact the Office of Government Ethics, Suite
500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917. Phone, 202-
208-8000. TDD, 202-208-8025. Fax, 202-208-8037. Internet, www.usoge.gov.
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