2008 Annual Ethics Training for Special Government Employees

Welcome to CDC’s 2008 Annual Ethics Training for Special Government Employees (SGEs) appointed to serve on Federal advisory committees. On this website we have provided links to documents that explain the laws and regulations that govern your participation as a Department of Health and Human Services Special Government Employee. We have included general information on the Executive Branch Standards of Conduct, the conflict of interest statutes, the supplemental standards of conduct that apply to the Department of Health and Human Service, as well as various other ethics rules, regulations and policies. We have organized these training materials for you to access with a click of the mouse. This compilation of information serves as your 2008 Annual Ethics Training, as required by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.

To ensure that every citizen has complete confidence in the integrity of the Federal Government and its advisory committees, each Special Government Employee shall respect and adhere to the principles of ethical conduct. Each special government employee appointed to serve on a CDC Federal advisory committee assumes a responsibility to the United States and its citizens to place loyalty to the Constitution, laws, and ethical principles above private gain. The training materials designated for this year’s annual training will provide you with clear standards and guidelines to assist you in meeting your responsibility as an SGE.

Upon completing a review of the training materials, SGEs are requested to complete and submit the Annual Ethics Certification form, which has been sent in an e-mail to all CDC SGE advisory committee members. That form is also available from this webpage, for your convenience. If you have questions or concerns that relate to your specific situation or the committee on which you serve, please contact the Designated Federal Officer for your committee, or you may contact CDC’s Committee Management Officer at 404-498-0090. We have also provided contact information for ethics officials within HHS.

The Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees (Executive Order 12731, October 17, 1990) http://ethics.od.nih.gov/principl.htm

The Standards of Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch http://www.cdc.gov/maso/FACM/pdfs/TRAINING/standards of conduct rev02.pdf

The Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct and Financial Disclosure Requirements for Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_07/5cfr5502_07.html

The Federal Conflict of Interest Statutes http://www.fda.gov/opacom/ethics/criminaldig.html and
http://www.usoge.gov/laws_regs/pdf/comp_fed_ethics_laws.pdf

Annual Ethics Certification form http://www.cdc.gov/maso/FACM/pdfs/TRAINING/annualethicscertificationform.pdf

For questions relating to your service as a Special Government Employee; and for specific questions concerning the committee you are serving on, please contact your committee Designated Federal Officer or CDC’s Committee Management Officer at 404-498-0090. For general ethics questions relating to HHS, here is Contact Information for HHS Ethics Officials: http://www.hhs.gov/ogc/contact/contacts.html