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