November 15, 2007

DO-07-046

MEMORANDUM

TO:           Designated Agency Ethics Officials, General Counsels and Inspectors General

FROM:         Marilyn L. Glynn

General Counsel

SUBJECT:      Reissuance of two Ethics Pamphlets Summarizing the Most Common Post-Employment Restrictions

     The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is pleased to announce the reissuance of two ethics pamphlets summarizing the most common post-employment restrictions on what employees can do after they leave Government service.  Both pamphlets contain slight revisions and have been updated to reflect, among other things, a recent statutory change to 18 U.S.C. § 207(d) increasing the cooling off period for "very senior" employees from one year to two years.  The first pamphlet is entitled, "Rules for the Road." This pamphlet provides brief summaries of 18 U.S.C. § 207, 18 U.S.C. § 203 and the Procurement Integrity Act, and alerts employees to some other possible sources of post-employment restrictions. The second pamphlet is entitled, "Understanding the Revolving Door: How Ethics Rules Apply to Your Job Seeking and Post-Government Employment Activities." This pamphlet provides a general discussion about how the Federal ethics laws and restrictions may affect individuals, both while looking for a job and after leaving the Government. You may review these pamphlets at:

http://www.usoge.gov/pages/forms_pubs_otherdocs/fpo_files/pamphlets/phrevdoor_07.pdf

http://www.usoge.gov/pages/forms_pubs_otherdocs/fpo_files/pamphlets/phrules4road_07.pdf

     If you wish to ride OGE's printing requisition order, please complete an SF 1, Printing and Binding Requisition Form and forward it directly to the Government Printing Office (GPO) (Circular Letter No. 565 dated September 2, 2004).  The normal deadline for the riders is Friday, November 30, 2007; however, GPO has extended the deadline to Thursday, December 6, 2007.  Please include the following information on your SF 1:

* Rules for the Road

* GPO Jacket Number:        340-568

OGE Requisition Number:   8-00003

* Understanding the Revolving Door: How Ethics Rules Apply to Your Job Seeking and Post-Government Employment Activities

* GPO Jacket Number:        340-567

* OGE Requisition Number:   8-00002

Mail or fax completed SF 1 forms to:

     U.S. Government Printing Office

     Agency Publishing Services

     Stop CSA

     Washington, DC  20401

     TEL: 202-512-1800

     FAX: 202-512-1260

     The cost of each item cannot be determined until after GPO compiles the total number of orders.  We estimate that the printing cost of each pamphlet to be $.50.

If you have any questions about the SF 1 and/or rider process, please contact GPO directly at 202-512-1800.  For any questions pertaining to OGE's requisition order, please contact Marilyn L. Bennett at 202-482-9210.