United States Office of Government Ethics

The United States Office of Government Ethics is a small agency within the executive branch established by the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. Originally OGE was part of the Office of Personnel Management, but became a separate agency on October 1, 1989. The Office of Government Ethics works to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of Government employees and to resolve those conflicts of interest that do occur.

The following information is provided on the website:

• Laws and Regulations contains a compilation of federal ethics laws, Executive Orders in which OGE has a role, Federal Register Issuances, regulations, and statutes.

• Advisory Opinions contains opinions issued by OGE's Office of General Counsel and Legal Policy, 1979-2005.

• DAEOgrams are memoranda from OGE to the executive branch Designated Agency Ethics Officials, 1992-current. These memoranda provide guidance on how to interpret and comply with modifications/new issuances on conflict of interest regulations, standards of conduct regulations, or financial disclosure policies and procedures.

• Forms, Publications and Ethics Documents contains the OGE Ethics Newsgram (1994-2002), Financial Disclosure Forms, Miscellaneous OGE Forms, and the list of DAEOS.

There is also an FAQ section, a staff directory, a site index and contact information.