The CDC and ATSDR Ethics Program Activity is responsible for interpreting ethics laws and regulations, reviewing financial disclosure reports, and offering continuing ethics training and counseling services to ensure that CDC and ATSDR employees avoid situations that could violate ethics laws and undermine the public's trust in Government. Employees should remember that certain ethics rules are complex and require analysis in applying them to specific situations. For this reason, employees should always seek the advice of an ethics official when contemplating any action that may be covered by the rules.
Ethics Topics
Program Functions and General Principles
Learn about the functions and principles of the Ethics program
From the Desk of the Program Manager
Messages from the Ethics Program Manager
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about conflict of interest, political activities, outside activities
Resource Center
Ethics forms, publications, documents, Web sites, laws and regulations
Policies by Topic
Summaries and quick facts about Ethics policies by topic
Services
Ethics Program Service Survey, Ethics Training
What's New
- Lunch and Learn: Ethics - Who You Gonna Call?
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Holiday Season Gift Rules (11 pages, 108 kb)
- EPATS User Guide (11 pages, 0.98MB)
- Tutorial on How to Complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (OGE Form 450) [March 2010]
This 23- minute tutorial created by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is designed for employees who need to file an OGE Form 450. Whether the employees are new or experienced filers, they will learn why the OGE Form 450 is needed and how to fill it out completely. Adobe Reader 9.0 is required to access this training.
- Hatch Act Advisory Memorandum re Social Media (9 pages)
- Listing of Global Companies with Ongoing Government Activity
- Special Message Regarding Haitian Earthquake Relief (January 19, 2010)
Did You Know...
Federal Grand Jury Duty
Federal employees may not receive fees as compensation for their service on Federal grand juries pursuant to 5 USC 5537.
Quick Links
- Confidentially Financial Disclosure Report form (Executive Branch) (7 pages)
- Confidential Certificate of No New Interests (Executive Branch)
(2 pages) (OGE Optional Form
450-A) - Ethics Customer Satisfaction Survey
- Summary of Procurement Integrity Rules (36KB, 1 page)
- Identifying Financial Disclosure Report Filers (39KB, 2 pages)
- A Worksheet for Management Officials to Determine Which Positions Should File A Confidential Financial Disclosure Report: (2009) (3 pages) This worksheet is designed to assist Management Officials in determining whether a career employee should file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450).
Contact Us:
Ethics Program Activity
- Chamblee, Building 101,
3rd Floor,
- 770-488-8970 (office)
770-488-0265 (fax) - ethics@cdc.gov
Deputy Ethics Counselor
- Deputy Chief Operating Officer, CDC
Building 21,
11th Floor - (404) 639-7010