Public service is a public trust, requiring employees to place loyalty to the Constitution, the laws and ethical principles above private gain
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OGE oversees the executive branch ethics program, in part, by requiring all 143 agencies to submit data annually about the health of their ethics programs.
This Program Advisory describes changes in OGE’s updated Compilation of Federal Ethics Laws.
This Program Advisory provides filing deadlines for the public financial disclosure reports of executive branch employees and procedures for the reports agencies are required to transmit to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
OGE recognizes Sunshine Week (March 16-22, 2025).
The “Access Ethics Documents” tab has been renamed “Resources for the Public”.
Featured Resources
This webpage features resources for prospective nominees to Presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed (PAS) positions.
This Guide is for prospective nominees to Senate-confirmed Presidential appointment (PAS) positions and those confirmed to PAS positions. It is organized to take a nominee through the life cycle of a PAS official. It includes sections explaining what to expect during the nominee process, how to have an ethical start to Federal service, how to be a leader in ethics, and what to consider when planning to leave Federal service.
OGE maintains a guide to assist filers and reviewers of confidential financial disclosure reports.
This Guide assists filers and reviewers of public financial disclosure reports.
These guidance documents provide conflicts of interest analyses for various types of employment interests, investment interests, and liabilities.
The Compilation contains the most pertinent laws under the jurisdiction of the executive branch ethics program as well as related statutes on which ethics officials are often called upon to provide advice to agency employees.
This resource provides a summary of the Standards of Conduct for Employees of Ethical Conduct which apply to every executive branch employee.
This document provides key information and data about the nominee financial disclosure review process including during and after the period of a Presidential Transition.