Here you will find many helpful education resources including job aids, brochures, pamphlets, and web based training.
Ethics Fundamentals Series: In this recording of a two-hour teleconference, participants new to financial disclosure will be introduced to the OGE Form 278 report and the technical requirements for its review. This session is designed to introduce participants to the statutes and regulations pertaining to the technical reporting and review requirements of the form.
Advanced Practitioner Series: In this recording of a one-hour teleconference, participants familiar with reviewing financial disclosure reports for conflicts of interest and appearance issues will review 18 U.S.C. § 208 and 5 C.F.R. § 2635.502 remedies, discuss how to craft an ethics agreement, and review best practices for designing and implementing a screening arrangement.
Fundamentals Series: In this recording of a two-hour teleconference, participants new to reviewing financial disclosure reports for conflicts of interest and appearance issues will be introduced to the criminal conflict of interest statute 18 U.S.C. § 208, the regulatory exemptions at 5 C.F.R. Part 2640, and the impartiality provisions in 5 C.F.R. § 2635.502. Discussions will cover processes for identifying potential conflicts and appearance concerns.
Advanced Practitioner Series: In this 45-minute webinar, ethics officials will receive a quick overview of the new exemption permitting Federal executive branch employees to participate in any particular matter affecting the otherwise disqualifying imputed financial interests of a nonprofit organization in which he or she serves, or seeks to serve, in his or her official capacity as an officer, director or trustee, without violating 18 U.S.C. § 208(a).
Fundamentals Series: In this recording of a 60-minute teleconference, ethics officials new to the gift regulations will be introduced to the definition of a gift, the prohibitions on gifts from outside sources, and the exceptions to the general prohibitions.
This video is designed to help agency ethics officials better determine under what circumstances their agency may need a supplemental ethics regulation.
A brief introduction to 18 U.S.C. § 208 and conflicts of interest.
This job aid will help agency ethics officials analyze seeking employment issues.
This pamphlet provides a brief overview of the gifts rules.
This quick reference guide covers gifts of travel and other benefits.