November 6, 2000 DT-00-040 MEMORANDUM TO: Designated Agency Ethics Officials FROM: Barbara A. Mullen-Roth Associate Director for Education and Program Services SUBJECT: Introductory/Intermediate Ethics Courses Offered in November and December in Washington, DC The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) will offer introductory ethics courses in November and intermediate ethics courses in December at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). In addition to our existing courses, we've added a new introductory course on Seeking Employment. All other courses have been offered previously in Washington and the regions. The course schedule and descriptions follow: Introductory Courses offered November 28-29, 2000: OGE Form 450 Review Nov. 28 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Disqualifying Financial Interests Nov. 28 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Seeking Employment [NEW] Nov. 29 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Intro. Post Employment Nov. 29 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Intermediate Courses offered December 5-6, 2000: Int. 18 U.S.C. § 208 Dec. 5 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Int. Exemptions and Waivers Dec. 5 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Int. Post Employment Dec. 6 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon All courses will be conducted at OPM: Office of Personnel Management Room 1350 1900 E Street, NW. (enter on 19th Street) Washington, DC 20415 [Metro stop: Foggy Bottom] Introductory Course Descriptions: The OGE Form 450 Review course is designed for ethics officials who have responsibility for reviewing the OGE Form 450 and advising employees about financial disclosure. The How to Identify Disqualifying Financial Interests course provides new ethics officials with seven steps to identify disqualifying financial interests. This course also serves as a "nuts and bolts" refresher on 18 U.S.C. § 208. The Seeking Employment [NEW] course is a "back to basics" course designed to introduce new ethics officials to the seeking employment rules as well as key terms and concepts used in the rule. (A shorter version of this course was offered at the 2000 Ethics Conference.) The Introductory Post-Employment course provides both an overview of the post-employment statute, 18 U.S.C. § 207, as well as a step-by-step methodology for analyzing post-employment situations. Intermediate Course Descriptions: The Intermediate Post-Employment course is designed to sharpen analytical skills that are used when applying the various post- employment restrictions to specific fact scenarios. The course analyzes six different post-employment situations and covers a variety of executive branch restrictions with post-employment ramifications. The Intermediate 18 U.S.C. § 208 course examines in detail the coverage and application of 18 U.S.C. § 208. The course covers the elements of § 208 and methods for resolving § 208 conflicts. The Intermediate Exemptions and Waivers Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 208 course reviews the executive branchwide exemptions from 18 U.S.C. § 208 and the regulatory requirements for the issuance of waivers in individual cases. All courses are offered free of charge; however, advance registration is required. Each person planning to attend MUST register by faxing a completed registration form to OGE as soon as possible, but not later than one week before course date. Registration will be handled on a first-come basis and each course is limited to 40 participants. NO TELEPHONE OR E-MAIL REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please fax completed registration forms to: Sheila Powers OGE Event Coordinator FAX Number: 202-208-8039 (or 8038) OGE will confirm each student's registration by return fax several days prior to the date of the course. Because you are our primary means for advertising training courses, please circulate this memorandum with attached registration forms among your ethics officials as soon as possible. OGE plans to conduct additional introductory and intermediate ethics courses throughout FY 2001. Once cities and dates are confirmed they will be announced and information placed on OGE's web site. Confirmed OGE training information, cities and dates may be found by accessing the following: OGE's Web Page: www.usoge.gov ("What's New In Ethics") Recorded Training Announcements: 202-208-8000, ext. 8201 For any additional information about OGE training courses, you may contact Ms. Powers via E-mail: or phone: 202-208-8000, extension 1104. Attachments: Introductory Registration Forms Intermediate Registration Forms