Ethics Guidance

U.S. Office of Government Ethics
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September 30, 1997 DT-97-031


MEMORANDUM

TO: Designated Agency Ethics Officials

FROM: Barbara A. Mullen-Roth Associate Director for Education

SUBJECT: "OGE Form 450 Review Course" offered in Washington, DC


The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) will conduct two identical courses on OGE Form 450 Review in Washington, DC on October 28, 1997 and November 18,1997. This course was recently presented at the 1997 Annual Government Ethics Conference.

The course will be conducted twice at:

U. S. Department of Labor Training Institute Center 200 Constitution Avenue Washington, DC 20201

NOTE: October 28 course will be in Room N5437 B/C (5th floor) and November 18 course will be in Room N4437 A/B (4th floor).

The three-hour review course is intended for ethics officials who have some experience reviewing the OGE Form 450 and advising employees about financial disclosure. The course was designed to sharpen reviewers skills by:

* providing a refresher on the OGE Form 450 and all of the individual parts of the report;

* discussing what filers should report in each part of the form;

* providing resources that may be used to research a particular item on a report; and

* discussing and practicing both a technical review and a conflict of interest analysis of a particular report.


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These courses are offered FREE to each agency. However, advance registration is required. Each person planning to attend MUST register by faxing a completed registration form to OGE one week BEFORE each course date. Registration will be handled on a first-come basis and each class size is limited to 40 participants per workshop. NO TELEPHONE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Registration forms are attached. Please fax a completed registration form to:

Sheila Powers OGE Training Coordinator FAX Number: 202-208-8039

OGE will confirm each registration form by return fax prior to the course date. Due to the volume of registrations, we ask that registrants NOT follow up on confirmations.

Because you are our primary means for advertising these courses, please circulate this memorandum with its attachments among your ethics officials as soon as possible.

For your convenience, you may obtain future information on OGE training, dates, and city locations by accessing any one of the following:

Recorded Training Announcements: 202-208-8000, ext. 8201 Ethics Bulletin Board System: 202-208-8030 OGE's Web Page: www.usoge.gov

For additional information about OGE training, you may contact Sheila Powers at 202-208-8000, extension 1104.


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