Ethics Office Site Index

Updated 02/08/2007

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• Ethics Office Directory
• Ethics Officials for USDA/NRCS
• State Ethics Advisors (SEAs)
• Training
  • NRCS Ethics Office Advisory Letters, Memoranda and Formal Opinions (2005-2006)
  • NRCS-Specific Ethics Training Library
  • 2006 National NRCS Ethics Training Calendar
  • 2007 National NRCS Ethics Training Calendar
• Financial Disclosure
  • Instructions for Employees: Completing OGE Form 450 (Confidential Financial Disclosure Report)
  • Who Must File A Confidential Financial Report?
  • 10 Simple Ways to Make the 450 Review Process Easier
  • Ethics Review of Employee Farming Interests
  • OGE Form 450 (599 KB) New
  • OGE Form 450-A (14906 bytes)
  • Guidance for the Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450)-National Instruction
  • Criteria for Identification of Public and Confidential Financial Disclosure Filers
  • Guidance for State Ethics Advisors Managing the 450 Review Process
• Gifts
• Awards & Honorary Degrees
  • Form for Review/Approval of Outside Awards
  • Form for Approval of Honorary Degrees
  • 5 USC 4111
  • 5 CFR 410.502, Subpart E
• Outside Employment
  • 8301 Supplement on Ethical Standards and Conduct
• Non-Federal Travel Assistance
  • Non-Federal Travel Assistance (31 USC 1353)
  • Acceptance of Travel Assistance for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Activities (National Instruction 110- 300 First Edition, dated 03/24/2005)
• Employee Participation in Non-Federal Organizations
• Employee Participation in Programs
• Ethics Office Tools
  • Personal v. Official Participation in Non-Federal Organizations Quick Reference Flow Chart
  • Appointment of Agency Liaison (National Instruction 110-301, First Edition, dated 05/03/2005)
  • Template- Designation of Agency Liaison
  • Technical Assistance Matrix for Ethical Program Delivery
• Regulations and Guidance
  • Standard Operating Procedures
    • Non-Federal Travel Assistance
    • Outside Employment
  • Office of Special Counsel Advisories for Federal Employees
  • Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch
  • USDA Employee Responsibilities and Conduct Regulations
  • Office of Government Ethics Website
  • Political Activities Matrix
  • Information on the Hatch Act from the Office of the Special Counsel (OSC)
  • 5 CFR 410
  • Fundraising in the Federal Workplace
  • Post Employment Restrictions
    
  • Prohibitions Against Lobbying
  
  
  • Special Government Employees (SGEs)and Conflict of Interest Rules
  • References for the Requirement to Issue Appointment of Liaison Agreements
  • Appointment of Agency Liaison (Handout)
• What's New
  • NRCS Ethics News
  • NRCS Ethics Office Advisory Letters, Memoranda and Formal Opinions
  • Calendar of Events for 2006
  • Calendar of Events for 2007

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