Ethics & Fiscal Practice Group
The Deputy General Counsel (Ethics & Fiscal), Office of the General Counsel, assists
the Army General Counsel, who is the Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO), by
exercising oversight of the Army Secretariat’s ethics program and advising the DAEO
of ethics matters affecting the Army worldwide. In this capacity, the Deputy exercises
authority for all ethics matters in the following subject areas: standards of ethical
conduct; activities with non-federal entities; outside speaking, teaching, and writing;
conflicts of interest; political activities; private organizations and non-federal
entities; financial and employment disclosure; post-government employment; gifts;
use of government resources;, contact with Defense contractors; procurement integrity;
and ethics training. The Deputy is responsible for presenting all ethics positions
to the Congress, the Office of Government Ethics, the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, the Military Departments, other federal agencies, and the private sector.