In addition to its annual conference, OGE offers numerous workshops and seminars throughout the year, both in Washington, DC and in other parts of the country, for executive branch ethics officials. OGE fully supports Executive Order 13160 mandating equal opportunity in all federally conducted education and training programs. In support of this policy, OGE provides procedures to follow in filing complaints alleging violations of the executive order. See EO 13160 & Rehabilitation Act, Sections 504 and 508 Procedures under Management at OGE.
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TRAINING IN WASHINGTON, DC
1201 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Advanced Financial Disclosure: Unusual Financial Instruments
In response to recent trends in financial disclosure, this course will focus on two hypothetical Presidential nominees to positions requiring the advice and consent of the Senate confirmed Presidential appointees (PASers). The first exercise deals with a typical scenario involving an academic coming into Government from a private university; the second involves an attorney entering Government from the private sector. The course will also cover the reporting requirements for several less common financial holdings.
Course Length: 3 hours
May 12 -- 9:00AM-12:00PM (COURSE FULL)
June 9 -- 9:00AM-12:00PM
Intended Audience: This course is primarily aimed at reviewers of public financial disclosure forms, particularly those who review nominee reports. A working knowledge of the conflicts of interest laws and regulations is necessary to fully benefit from the course.
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Analyzing Gift Issues
Gift rules in the federal government are designed to prevent employees from giving and accepting inappropriate gifts. This course gives you as ethics officials the tools you need to help employees make sound decisions about gifts.
Note: The material covered in this course is also covered in the New Ethics Official Orientation Course.
Course Length: 3 hours
Intended Audience: Ethics officials who want to learn the basic laws and regulations on giving and accepting gifts.
April 7 -- 10:00AM-12:00PM
May 19 -- 10:00AM-12:00PM
June 16 -- 10:00AM-12:00PM
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Book Deals
This session reviews the limitations that apply to executive branch employees who receive compensation for writing a book. This session was previously given at the 16th National Government Ethics Conference.
Session Length: 2 hours
Intended Audience: Ethics officials who want to know the limitations that apply to executive branch employees who receive compensation for writing a book.
May 12 -- 2:00PM-4:00PM (COURSE FULL)
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Certifying 278 Reports
This course focuses on the knowledge and skills new reviewers need to complete a review of the Executive Branch Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF 278). The course examines how to review the reports for technical accuracy and identify potential financial conflicts of interest. The course also addresses how to determine the best action to resolve various types of financial conflicts.
You have the opportunity to practice reviewing and analyzing a fictitious SF 278 with entries similar to those from a typical filer. Class format includes lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises for each schedule of the fictitious employee's SF 278.
Course Length: 7 hours
Intended Audience: Ethics officials who want to learn the basics of reviewing and certifying public financial disclosure reports.
April 16 -- 9:00AM-4:00PM (Course Canceled)
April 22 -- 9:00AM-4:00PM
April 28 -- 9:00AM-4:00PM
April 30 -- 9:00AM-4:00PM (Course Canceled)
May 5 -- 9:00AM-4:00PM
May 7 -- 9:00AM-4:00PM
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Certifying 450 Reports
Correctly identifying and resolving real and potential conflict of interest issues reported on OGE Form 450 reports are the hallmarks of an effective reviewer. This course shows you how to successfully complete a technical review and conflict analysis of the OGE 450 form.
Course Length: 3 hours
Intended Audience: Ethics officials who are new to reviewing and/or certifying OGE Forms 450 reports.
April 21 -- 9:00AM-12:00PM
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Compliance+: Financial Disclosure
With over 6,000 ethics officials in the executive branch ethics program, there is a wealth of administrative knowledge available. Come learn ways you can tap into that wealth of knowledge and improve your ethics program without reinventing the wheel. In this session we will share and discuss model practices in financial disclosure system management.
Note: This workshop does not deal specifically with the Department of the Army's Financial Disclosure Management e-filing system.
Workshop Length: 3 Hours
Intended Audience: Ethics officials who want to improve their ethics program through cooperation with the ethics community.
April 21 -- 2:00PM-5:00PM
(** NOTE: Course Full - You may register to be placed on the wait list. Please check out our other Compliance + Workshops as there is still space available).
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Compliance+: Raising Awareness about Ethics
With over 6,000 ethics officials in the executive branch ethics program, there is a wealth of administrative knowledge available. Come learn ways you can tap into that wealth of knowledge and improve your ethics program without reinventing the wheel. In this session we will share and discuss model practices in raising employee awareness about the ethics program.
Workshop Length: 3 hours
Intended Audience: Ethics officials who want to improve their ethics program through cooperation with the ethics community.
June 2 -- 9:00AM-12:00PM
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Compliance+: Succession Planning
With over 6,000 ethics officials in the executive branch ethics program, there is a wealth of administrative knowledge available. Come learn ways you can tap into that wealth of knowledge and improve your ethics program without reinventing the wheel. In this session we will share and discuss model practices in succession planning.
Workshop Length: 3 hours
Intended Audience: Ethics officials who want to improve their ethics program through cooperation with the ethics community.
June 23 -- 9:00AM-12:00PM
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Conflict-Free Post-Employment Activities
As more and more federal employees leave Government service the demand for post-employment counseling increases. Your challenge is to provide accurate counseling on how to avoid activities that violate the post-employment laws. This course focuses on the key elements of the most common post-employment restrictions and gives you the opportunity to analyze real life situations.
Course Length: 7.5 hours
Intended Audience: Ethics officials who need to provide post-employment counseling to employees and any new ethics officials looking for an introduction to post-employment laws and regulations.
April 9 -- 9:30AM-5:00PM
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Elements of a Complete Ethics Program
This session is designed for new ethics officials. Its purpose is to clarify what an ethics program encompasses, what resources you should have available, and what "non-ethics issues" you should familiarize yourself with. If you are not sure you are covering all the bases, this session with help you identify what you should be including in your ethics program.
Session Length: 3 hours
Intended Audience: All ethics officials, particularly those new to ethics.
May 28 -- 9:00AM-12:00PM
June 18 -- 9:00AM-12:00PM
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How to Conduct a Self Assessment with Surveys
This interactive workshop includes a general discussion of what self-assessments are and how they can be used to help you evaluate your ethics program. Particularly, participants will learn how to conduct self-assessments with surveys. Examples of surveys used by agencies to evaluate their ethics program will be shared. Participants are provided with a framework for developing and administering surveys and will walk away with a self-assessment survey created during the workshop that can be implemented in their respective agencies.
Workshop Length: 2 hours
Intended Audience: Ethics officials who want to learn about a variety of self assessment tools.
May 28 -- 2:00PM-4:00PM
June 9 -- 2:00PM-4:00PM
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Introduction to Conflicts of Interest — The Law, Appearances, and Prospective Employment
As a new ethics official, it is your job to accurately interpret the ethics rules that define ethical behavior. This requires recognizing when employees have conflicts of interest or even the appearance of conflicts. Conflicts take a variety of forms from violations of the conflict of interst laws to violations of the impartiality and seeking employment rules in the Standards of Conduct. As new ethics officials, it is important that you are knowledgeable in how to analyze conflicts. This course introduces you to ethics and shows you how to analyze conflicts of interest and impartiality issues.
Course Length: 2 Days
Intended Audience: Ethics officials who want to interpret the ethics rules that define ethical behavior.
May 20-21 -- 9:30AM-4:30PM
June 3-4 -- 9:30AM-4:30PM
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New Ethics Official Orientation
Are you new to the world of ethics? This course is the fastest way to get up to speed with the ethics basics. In this intensive one day experience you will be introduced to a variety of ethics issues including: conflicts of interest, gifts, and financial disclosure. If you are starting from zero and need to get up to speed fast this is the course for you.
Course Length: 8 hours
Intended Audience: New ethics officials looking for an introduction to a variety of ethics issues.
April 23 -- 9:00AM-5:00PM
May 14 -- 9:00AM-5:00PM
June 11 -- 9:00AM-5:00PM
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Widely Attended Gatherings
This course covers the rules for the two gift exceptions under Widely Attended Gatherings (WAG) and Other Events--Speaking and Similar Engagements and WAG. You will have the opportunity to analyze your questions using the six analysis steps under WAG.
Course Length: 2 hours
Intended Audience:: Ethics officials who want to learn the two gift exceptions under Widely Attended Gatherings and Other Events.
April 7 -- 1:30PM-3:30PM
May 19 -- 1:30PM-3:30PM
June 16 -- 1:30PM-3:30PM
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TRAINING IN OTHER FEDERAL REGIONS
Denver Regional Training Symposium
The U.S. Office of Government Ethics will conduct a two-day regional training symposium in Denver. The training will consist of introductory-sessions in the following topics: conflicts of interest, impartiality, seeking employment, post employment, financial disclosure, gifts, outside activities and misuse of position.
For more information regarding the training location and session descriptions, please refer to DAEOgram DT-09-013 (PDF-HTML-TXT).
Course Length: 2 days
Intended Audience: All ethics officials, particularly those new to ethics.
May 27-28 -- 8:00AM-4:00PM (Course Full - You may register to be placed on the wait list)
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REQUEST FOR AN OGE SPEAKER/INSTRUCTOR
To request an OGE speaker or instructor for your agency's training event, please fill out our online form. A representative from the Program Services Division will contact you regarding your request. If you need assistance with submitting your request, please contact Kaneisha Cunningham at ktcunnin@oge.gov.