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U.S. OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

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ABOUT OGE  

• Director’s Biography
• Background and Mission
• Organization and Functions
• Agency Program Services
• Agency Ethics Program Administration
• International Activities
• Matters Outside of OGE’s Jurisdiction
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2007-2011
• Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2001-2006
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• Careers at OGE 

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 Work Place

DIRECTOR’S CORNER

• Welcome Message 
• Director’s Biography
• Documents

ETHICS DOCUMENTS

• Documents From the Director’s Office
• Documents from the Office of Agency Programs
  • Ethical Implications of Emergency Response Conference Report
  • 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)
• OGE Publications
  • Reference Publications
  • OGE Ethics Newsgram
  • Ethics Reports and Plans
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Model Trust Documents
  • Sample Format for Requesting a Certificate of Divestiture
• Miscellaneous Ethics Documents
  • List of Designated Agency Ethics Officials (DAEOS)
  • Schedule of Important Ethics Dates
  • List of U.S. Government Entities with Ethics/Conduct-Related Authority
  • PAS Nominee Ethics Agreement Guide (2008)
• Agency Model Practices
  • Leadership Initiative: Concrete Actions
  • 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
    

ETHICS GUIDANCE  

• ADVISORY OPINIONS
  • Chronological Index
  • Topical Index of OGE Guidance
  • Executable Files for 1979-2006 OGE Advisory Opinions  
  • OGE Opinions Search Form
    • 1979-2008 Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions
• DAEOGRAMS
  • Chronological Index
    • OGE 1992-2008 DAEOgrams

FORMS LIBRARY

• Financial Disclosure Forms
  • OGE 450 Form
  • SF-278 Form 
• Financial Disclosure Faq’s
  • OGE 450 FAQ’s 
  • SF-278 FAQ’s     
• OGE Form 201
• OGE Form 202
• Request For An OGE Speaker/Instructor
• Sample Format for Requesting a Certificate of Divestiture
  

CONTACT US

• Join the OGE ListServe
• Contact OGE
• OGE Staff Directory
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Matters Outside of OGE’s Jurisdiction
• Links to Other Sites Containing Ethics-related information

LAWS AND REGULATIONS 

• Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch
• 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
• 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
• Conflict of Interest Prosecution Surveys & Other Ethics Guidance
• Agency Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations
• Federal Register Issuances
  • 1989-2008 Federal Register Issuances

• Proposed Legislation

MANAGEMENT AT OGE

• Breach of Personally Identifiable Information
• Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Statistics
• EO 13160 & Rehabilitation Act, Sections 504 and 508 Procedures
• Information Quality
• Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)
• NARA's General Records Schedules
  • General Records Schedule (GRS) 25 - Ethics Program Records
  • GRS Transmittal No. 9
• Web Content Publication Schedule
• OGE Administrative and Management Reports
  • Performance Accountability Reports
    • 2007
    • 2006
    • 2005
    • 2004
  • Buy American Act Reports
    • 2007
    • 2006
    • 2005
    • 2004
  • E-Government Reports
    • 2006
  • FIPS 201 PIV Report
    • 2008
  • Annual Employee Survey Results
    • 2007
  • Explanatory Notes and Annual Performance Plans Prepared for the Committee on Appropriations
    • 2009
    • 2008
  • OGE Strategic Plans
    • Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2007-2011
    • Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2001-2006
    • IRM Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2005-2011

OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES

• OGE And Other United States Government Documents
• Informational Links to Other Ethics And Anticorruption Organizations, Efforts And Legal Instruments

OGE NEWS

• List of News Items
• Reminder Notices

OGE CONFERENCE

• 2008 National Ethics Conference
• 2007 National Ethics Conference

PRESS ROOM

• OGE Form 201
• Instructions for requesting a 278
• Contact OGE

TRAINING

• Training Modules
  • “Interacting with Government Employees for Contractors” Interactive Web-based Training Module (2007)
  • “Ethics Training for Special Government Employees” 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)
    
• Crossword Puzzles
  • Misuse of Position Employee Crossword Puzzle
  • Outside Activities Employee Crossword Puzzle
  • Gifts Employee Crossword Puzzle
  • General Things You Should Know About Ethics Employee Crossword Puzzle
  • Seeking and Post-Employment Employee Crossword Puzzle

• Links to Other Sites Containing Computer and Web-based Ethics Training Resources
  
• Videos And Software
  • OGE Videos
  • Software
    • OGE Form 450
    • SF Form 278
  • Ordering Information for OGE Publications & Videos
    
• Training Materials
  • Booklets
  • Pamphlets
  • Training Aids
  • Posters

• Training Workshops And Seminars
  • Training In Washington, DC
  • Training In Other Federal Regions 
  • Request For An OGE Speaker/Instructor