The Legal Advisories page contains the DAEOgrams on substantive ethics issues published by OGE from 1992 to 2010, the Advisory Opinions published by OGE from 1979 to 2010, and the Legal Advisories, which OGE began publishing in 2011.
This memorandum briefly summarizes some significant features of the revised OMB Circular A-76; explains that DAEO and Alternate DAEO functions are inherently Governmental and must be performed by Government employees; and identifies some common ethics official activities that are inherently Governmental.
OGE is not aware of any statutory authority allowing it to categorically exempt the District of Columbia or its employees from the Federal conflict of interest laws contained in Chapter 11, Title 18 of the United States Code.
OGE letter to an agency clarifying, 1) an agencies' responsibility to furnish OGE with all information necessary for OGE to perform its duties, 2) OGE's authority for interpreting its own regulations, and 3) an agencies' responsibility to report information concerning criminal violations.
OGE does not have the authority to waive the application of the 14 fundamental principles established by Executive Order 12674 or the implementing regulation at 5 C.F.R. § Part 2635. OGE authorizes a pilot test of electronic filing for confidential financial disclosure system.
5 C.F.R. § 2635.502 establishes a mechanism for an employee to determine whether "appearances" require his disqualification from an assignment and to seek authorization from an agency designee before he does participate.
Agencies are required to develop written procedures for reviewing, collecting, and evaluating the public and confidential financial disclosure systems.
A Presidential candidate who withdraws his candidacy prior to May 15 of the successive reporting year is not required to file a public financial disclosure report.
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