Legal Advisories

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.

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December 29, 2011

LA-11-10: Pay-Level Thresholds of Ethics Provisions Remain at 2011 Levels for Calendar Year 2012

This Legal Advisory reminds agencies that the three statutory pay-level thresholds for certain purposes under either the Ethics in Government Act (Ethics Act) or 18 U.S.C. § 207(c) will remain the same as last year.

February 8, 2011

LA-11-01: Effect of the Freeze on Pay Adjustments on Ethics Provisions for Calendar Year 2011

This Legal Advisory updates the three statutory pay-level thresholds for certain purposes under either the Ethics in Government Act (Ethics Act) or 18 U.S.C. § 207(c) for calendar year 2011.

March 6, 2008

08x3: Book Deals Involving Government Employees

OGE provides a comprehensive discussion of the laws pertaining to book deals involving Government employees. The rules for regular and special Government employees are covered in one document, and the rules for noncareer employees and Presidential appointees are addressed in a second document.

March 6, 2008

08x3a: Book Deals Involving Regular Employees and Special Government Employees

In this attachment, 08x3a, OGE provides a template for analyzing whether regular employees and special Government employees (SGEs) may accept compensation for writing a book during Government service.

March 6, 2008

08x3b: Book Deals Involving Covered Noncareer Employees and Presidential Appointees to Full-Time Noncareer Positions

In this attachment, 08x3b, OGE provides a template for analyzing whether covered noncareer employees and Presidential appointees to full-time noncareer positions may accept compensation for writing a book during Government service.

March 6, 2008

Attachment A to DO-08-006: Book Deals Involving Regular Employees and Special Government Employees

In this attachment, DO-08-006a, OGE provides a template for analyzing whether regular employees and special Government employees (SGEs) may accept compensation for writing a book during Government service.

March 6, 2008

Attachment B to DO-08-006: Book Deals Involving Covered Noncareer Employees and Presidential Appointees to Full-Time Noncareer Positions

In this attachment, DO-08-006b, OGE provides a template for analyzing whether covered noncareer employees and Presidential appointees to full-time noncareer positions may accept compensation for writing a book during Government service.

March 6, 2008

DO-08-006: Book Deals Involving Government Employees

OGE provides a comprehensive discussion of the laws pertaining to book deals involving Government employees. The rules for regular and special Government employees are covered in one document, and the rules for noncareer employees and Presidential appointees are addressed in a second document.

February 26, 2008

08x2: Political Appointees and Book Deals

OGE summarizes the restrictions on a political appointee who was interested in writing a book not related to his official duties.

August 6, 2007

DO-07-024: Opinion of Office of Legal Counsel on the Emoluments Clause and Service Advisory Boards

Where members of an advisory board are given access to classified information solely to help them perform their advisory function, this access alone does not constitute a delegation of Governmental, sovereign authority that would result in their advisory board service falling under the restrictions of the Emoluments Clause.

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