October 11, 2000
DO-00-037
MEMORANDUM
TO: Designated Agency Ethics Officials
FROM: F. Gary Davis
Acting Director
SUBJECT: New Ethics Training Video
The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is pleased to announce
the availability of its newest training video, "You've Got It!"
Against the backdrop of an E-mail romance, the 31-minute video
examines some of the ethics issues that commonly confront employees
entering Government from the private sector, especially higher-
level employees.
The main female character is a Federal agency ethics official
who, by day, is frustrated as she tries to advise a busy incoming
political appointee about the Federal ethics and conflict of
interest laws. In the evening, she is corresponding by E-mail with
a romantic interest whom she has not yet met, but who welcomes her
philosophical thoughts on several ethics issues. At the end of the
video, the two corespondents meet and learn the true identities of
their E-mail friends.
Although the video is intended especially for use during the
Presidential transition and thereafter to focus the attention of
political appointees on the importance of the executive branch
ethics program, OGE expects that the video may also prove
instructive for other executive branch employees. It addresses
issues concerning use of subordinates to perform tasks unrelated to
Government service, recusal requirements to avoid conflicts of
interest and impartiality concerns, use of official title to
advance private fundraising, acceptance of payment from private
sources for giving an official speech, and acceptance of gifts from
prohibited sources.
INFOCUS in Herndon, Virginia will be the distributor for VHS
copies of "You've Got It." The total price is $20.00 per video
plus shipping. (See sample shipping costs chart on attached order
form.) You may also pick up your orders directly from INFOCUS at
341 Victory Drive, Herndon, Virginia.
As with previous video sales, OGE will collect all order forms
and forward them to INFOCUS in batches. INFOCUS, will bill you
directly and payment must be made directly to INFOCUS. Please do
not send payments to OGE. INFOCUS has agreed to accept payment in
the form of checks, money orders, credit cards (Visa or Mastercard
only), or purchase orders.
Please complete the attached order form and forward to OGE via
fax (202-208-8039), attention: Kaneisha Cunningham. If you have
any questions or concerns regarding ordering videos, please contact
Ms. Cunningham on 202-208-8000, extension 1180.
OGE would appreciate receiving your feedback on this new
video. Please contact Ms. Cunningham with any comments you or your
employees would like to share with us.
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