U.S. Office of Government Ethics
1201 New York Ave., NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC  20005-3917
						
						
						
						
						
						March 9, 2006
						DT-06-006

MEMORANDUM
TO: 	   Designated Agency Ethics Officials

FROM:	   Carolyn W. Chapman Associate Director for Education

SUBJECT:   Analyzing Public Financial Disclosure Reports
	   (formerly known as Public Financial Disclosure Review)
	   Courses Offered in Washington, DC


In April 2006, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics will
conduct training in Washington, DC on Analyzing Public
Financial Disclosure Reports.  Please disseminate the attached
training announcement to your ethics officials as soon as
possible.

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U. S. Office of Government Ethics 
FY 06 Ethics Training


Course Description

Chances are you never set out to review public financial disclosure
reports as part of your career goals.  So, it is no wonder you might
be overwhelmed by equity interests, pension interests, personal
retirement accounts, tax shelters - and any other assets and income
reported on SF 278s.  To make matters worse, while you are grappling
with the complexities of the financial instruments, you must also
content with determining whether there is a conflict of interest.
This course helps you become more comfortable with your role in the
278 review process.  Class format includes lecture, discussion, and
hands-on exercises for each schedule of a fictitious employee’s SF
278.


Intended Audience

o Ethics officials 

o Other agency personnel who review and assess employees’ public financial
disclosure reports and are new to the review process


You Will Learn How To

o Identify information filers must report in each schedule of the SF 278 
o Conduct a technical review and conflict of interest analysis of each entry 
o Identify appropriate remedies to resolve conflicts


Course Dates

Thursday, April 6, 2006		9:00 am - 3:30 pm 
Tuesday,  April 11,2006	        9:00 am - 3:30 pm 
Thursday, April 20,2006		9:00 am - 3:30 pm 
Wednesday, April 26, 2006       9:00 am - 3:30 pm


Course Location

U.S. Office of Government Ethics
1201 New York Avenue, NW. Suite 500
Washington, DC  20005

Registration Information

To register for one of the Analyzing Public Disclosure Reports
courses, please visit the Training Workshops and Seminars section of
OGE’s website at www.usoge.gov and complete the online Registration
Form at http://www.usoge.gov/pages/training_wrkshops/training_wrkshps.html.

The registration deadline is five (5) days before the class date or
until each class is full, whichever occurs first.  E-mail
confirmations are sent to registrants prior to the course date.

For information regarding the registration process, please contact:

Gwen Cannon-Jenkins
Education Assistant
E-mail: gcannon@oge.gov 
Phone:  202-482-9219


General OGE Course Information

For information about the OGE training courses, please contact:

Kaneisha Cunningham
Education Training Specialist
E-mail: ktcunnin@oge.gov 
Phone:  202-482-9228