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Congressional Correspondence

Through formal correspondence to Congress, OGE communicates its substantive views on legislative proposals, transmits its own legislative proposals, responds to written congressional inquiries, and transmits performance and other required information.

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118th Congress

11/25/2024

Letter to Chairman Peters and Ranking Member Paul
Letter to Chairman Peters and Ranking Member Paul with report pursuant to the Evidence Act.

11/25/2024

Letter to Chairman Comer and Ranking Member Raskin
Letter to Chairman Comer and Ranking Member Raskin with report pursuant to the Evidence Act.

11/14/2024

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's FY 2024 Financial Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's FY 2024 Financial Report.

11/05/2024

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Quarterly Budget Report (Q4).

10/24/2024

Letter to 16 Members of Congress
Letter to 16 Members of Congress in response to their letter dated July 17, 2024.

07/30/2024

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Quarterly Budget Report (Q3).

05/08/2024

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Baseline & Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Baseline & Quarterly Budget Report (Q2).

03/11/2024

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Fiscal Year 2025 Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan and Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Performance Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Fiscal Year 2025 Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan and Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Performance Report.

03/01/2024

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Annual FISMA Reports
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Annual FISMA Reports.

02/13/2024

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Quarterly Budget Report (Q1).

12/12/2023

Letter to Chairman Peters and Ranking Member Paul
Letter to Chairman Peters and Ranking Member Paul with report pursuant to the Evidence Act.

12/12/2023

Letter to Chairman Comer and Ranking Member Raskin
Letter to Chairman Comer and Ranking Member Raskin with report pursuant to the Evidence Act.

11/15/2023

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's FY 2023 Financial Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's FY 2023 Financial Report.

11/08/2023

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Quarterly Budget Report (Q4).

07/27/2023

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Quarterly Budget Report (Q3).

06/27/2023

Letter to Senators on Legal Expense Fund Regulation
Letter to Chairman Peters, Chairman Carper, Senator Hassan, and Senator Welch on publication of OGE’s legal expense fund regulation.

06/27/2023

Letter to Representatives on Legal Expense Fund Regulation
Letter to Members of Congress on publication of OGE’s legal expense fund regulation.

05/02/2023

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report (Q2).

03/13/2023

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Fiscal Year 2024 Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan and Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Performance Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Fiscal Year 2024 Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan and Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Performance Report.

02/07/2023

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Baseline & Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Baseline & Quarterly Budget Report.

117th Congress

12/06/2022

Letter to Chairwoman Maloney and Ranking Member Comer
Letter to Chairwoman Maloney and Ranking Member Comer with report pursuant to the Evidence Act.

12/06/2022

Letter to Chairman Peters and Ranking Member Portman
Letter to Chairman Peters and Ranking Member Portman with report pursuant to the Evidence Act.

11/15/2022

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's FY 2022 Financial Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's FY 2022 Financial Report.

11/02/2022

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Quarterly Budget Report (Q4).

08/03/2022

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report (Q3).

06/29/2022

Letter to Ranking Member Comer and Ranking Member Foxx
Letter to Ranking Member Comer and Ranking Member Foxx, in response to their letter dated June 15, 2022.

05/17/2022

Letter to Ranking Member Comer, Ranking Member Lucas, Subcommittee Ranking Member Norman, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Obernolte
Letter to Ranking Member Comer, Ranking Member Lucas, Subcommittee Ranking Member Norman, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Obernolte, in response to their letter dated April 26, 2022.

04/25/2022

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report.

03/28/2022

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Strategic Plan, Congressional Budget Justification, Annual Performance Plan, and Annual Performance Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, FY 2023 Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan, and FY 2021 Annual Performance Report.

03/17/2022

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Annual FISMA Reports
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Annual FISMA Reports.

12/29/2021

Letter to Ranking Member Comer
Letter to Ranking Member Comer in response to his letter dated November 7, 2021.

12/06/2021

Letter to Chairman Peters and Ranking Member Portman
Letter to Chairman Peters and Ranking Member Portman with report pursuant to the Evidence Act.

12/06/2021

Letter to Chairwoman Maloney and Ranking Member Comer
Letter to Chairwoman Maloney and Ranking Member Comer with report pursuant to the Evidence Act.

11/19/2021

Letters to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees
Letters to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees.

11/12/2021

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's FY 2021 Financial Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's FY 2021 Financial Report.

11/10/2021

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report (Q4)

07/30/2021

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Quarterly Budget Report (Q3)

05/28/2021

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s FY 2022 Budget
Letters to the Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and others transmitting a copy of OGE’s FY 2022 Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan.

05/05/2021

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Quarterly Budget Report

03/01/2021

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Annual FISMA Reports
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Annual FISMA Reports

02/12/2021

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Baseline Report for FY 2021 and Quarterly Budget Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Baseline Report for FY 2021 and Quarterly Budget Report

01/13/2021

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s FY 2020 Annual Performance Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s FY 2020 Annual Performance Report

116th Congress

12/16/2020

Letter to Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Peters
Letter to Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Peters with report pursuant to the Evidence Act.

12/16/2020

Letter to Chairwoman Maloney and Ranking Member Comer
Letter to Chairwoman Maloney and Ranking Member Comer with report pursuant to the Evidence Act.

11/12/2020

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s FY 2020 Financial Report
Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s FY 2020 Financial Report

09/30/2020

Letter to Congressman Krishnamoorthi in response to his letter dated August 28, 2020
Letter to Congressman Krishnamoorthi in response to his letter dated August 28, 2020

09/25/2020

Letter to Congressman Krishnamoorthi in response to his letter dated August 25, 2020
Letter to Congressman Krishnamoorthi in response to his letter dated August 25, 2020.

08/21/2020

Letter to Senator Carper and Senator Warren
Letter to Senator Carper and Senator Warren in response to their letter dated July 20, 2020.

07/30/2020

Letter to Congressman Krishnamoorthi in response to his letter dated July 13, 2020
Letter to Congressman Krishnamoorthi in response to his letter dated July 13, 2020.

05/07/2020

Letter to Senator Schumer
Letter to Senator Schumer related to his letter dated November 4, 2019.

02/26/2020

Letter to Ranking Member Hassan
Letter to Ranking Member Hassan in response to her letter dated February 13, 2020.

02/10/2020

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's FY 2021 Budget
Letters to the Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and others transmitting a copy of OGE's FY 2021 Congressional Budget Justification, Annual Performance Plan, and FY 2019 Annual Performance Report.

12/18/2019

Letter to Representative Khanna
Letter to Representative Khanna regarding his letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Acting Inspector General.

12/18/2019

Letter to Representative Connolly
Letter to Representative Connolly regarding his letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Acting Inspector General.

12/18/2019

Letter to Representative Pingree
Letter to Representative Pingree regarding her letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Acting Inspector General.

12/18/2019

Letter to Chairwoman Maloney and Chairman Johnson
Letter to Chairwoman Maloney and Chairman Johnson transmitting a copy of OGE's Integrated Digital Experience Act Report.

10/30/2019

Letter to Acting Chairwoman Maloney
Letter to Acting Chairwoman Maloney in response to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform's letter dated September 16, 2019.

10/04/2019

Letter to Chairman Cummings in response to his letter dated September 16, 2019
Letter to Chairman Cummings in response to his letter dated September 16, 2019.

09/09/2019

Letter to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Senate Committee on Armed Services
Letter to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Senate Committee on Armed Services regarding legislation proposing a public-private talent exchange program for the intelligence community

09/09/2019

Letter to the House Armed Services Committee
Letter to the House Armed Services Committee regarding a proposed public-private talent exchange program for the Department of Defense acquisition workforce

05/30/2019

Letter to Chairman Kennedy and Ranking Member Coons
Letter to Chairman Kennedy and Ranking Member Coons in response to their letter dated May 1, 2019.

03/18/2019

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's FY 2020 Budget
Letters to the Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and Others transmitting a copy of OGE’s FY 2020 Congressional Budget Justification, Annual Performance Plan, and FY 2018 Annual Performance Report.

03/01/2019

Letter to Ranking Member Jordan and Subcommittee Ranking Member Meadows
Letter to Ranking Member Jordan and Subcommittee Ranking Member Meadows in response to their letter dated February 21, 2019.

01/31/2019

Letter to Chairman Cummings
Letter to Chairman Cummings in response to his letter dated January 22, 2019.

115th Congress

10/15/2018

Letter to Senator Whitehouse
Letter to Senator Whitehouse in response to his letter dated September 4, 2018.

09/17/2018

Letter to Representatives Beyer, Jayapal, Raskin, and Krishnamoorthi
Letter to Representatives Beyer, Jayapal, Raskin, and Krishnamoorthi in response to their letter dated July 27, 2018.

09/11/2018

Letter to Senators Hassan, Carper, Peters, Jones, and Harris
Letter to Senators Hassan, Carper, Peters, Jones, and Harris in response to their letter dated August 2, 2018.

08/28/2018

Letter to Ranking Member Cummings and Congressman Krishnamoorthi
Letter to Ranking Member Cummings and Congressman Krishnamoorthi in response to their letter dated August 2, 2018.

07/13/2018

Letter to Congressman Krishnamoorthi in response to his letter dated June 21, 2018
Letter to Congressman Krishnamoorthi in response to his letter dated June 21, 2018.

06/25/2018

Letter to Congressman Krishnamoorthi in response to his letters dated May 9, 2018 and May 22, 2018
Letter to Congressman Krishnamoorthi in response to his letters dated May 9, 2018 and May 22, 2018.

06/18/2018

Letter to 66 Members of Congress
Letter to 66 Members of Congress in response to their letter dated May 29, 2018.

04/12/2018

Letter to Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Letter to Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in response to their letter dated April 2, 2018.

03/22/2018

Letter to Congressman Krishnamoorthi
Letter to Congressman Krishnamoorthi in response to his letter dated March 1, 2018.

03/14/2018

Letter to Senator Blumenthal
Letter to Senator Blumenthal in response to his letter dated March 5, 2018.

02/12/2018

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's FY 2019 Budget
Letters to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and Others transmitting a copy of OGE’s FY 2019 Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan, FY 2017 Annual Performance Report, FY 2018-22 Strategic Plan.

01/04/2018

Letter to Representatives Crowley and Speier
Letter to Representatives Crowley and Speier in response to their letter dated December 13, 2017.

11/17/2017

Follow-up letter to Senators Blumenthal, Cantwell, Udall, Baldwin, Hassan, and Duckworth
Follow-up letter to Senators Blumenthal, Cantwell, Udall, Baldwin, Hassan, and Duckworth in response to their letter dated October 26, 2017.

11/02/2017

Letter to Senators Blumenthal, Cantwell, Udall, Baldwin, Hassan, and Duckworth
Letter to Senators Blumenthal, Cantwell, Udall, Baldwin, Hassan, and Duckworth in response to their letter dated October 26, 2017.

09/20/2017

Follow-up letter to Senators Warren, Carper, Whitehouse, Leahy and Congressman Cummings in response to their letter dated May 16, 2017
Follow-up letter to Senators Warren, Carper, Whitehouse, Leahy and Congressman Cummings in response to their letter dated May 16, 2017.

08/07/2017

Letter to Ranking Member McCaskill, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Letter to Ranking Member McCaskill, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, in response to her letter dated July 24, 2017.

08/01/2017

Letters to Chairman Johnson and others Transmitting OGE's Draft FY 2018-2022 Strategic Plan
Letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of OGE's oversight and appropriations committees and subcommittees providing, and requesting comment on, OGE's draft Strategic Plan for FY 2018-2022.

06/28/2017

Letter to Senators Warren, Carper, Whitehouse, Leahy and Congressman Cummings
Letter to Senators Warren, Carper, Whitehouse, Leahy and Congressman Cummings in response to their letter dated May 16, 2017.

06/20/2017

Letter to Congressman Jones
Letter to Congressman Jones in response to his letter dated May 18, 2017.

06/13/2017

Letter to Senators Warren, Whitehouse, Markey, and Hirono
Letter to Senators Warren, Whitehouse, Markey, and Hirono in response to their letter dated May 17, 2017.

06/05/2017

Letter to Ranking Member Murray, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Letter to the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in response to her letter dated May 22, 2017.

05/23/2017

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's FY 2018 Budget Justification
Letters to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and Others transmitting a copy of OGE’s FY 2018 Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan and FY 2016 Annual Performance Report.

05/22/2017

Letter to Several Members of Congress Regarding OGE’s Response to a Letter from OMB’s Director
Letter to Several Members of Congress Regarding OGE’s Response to a Letter from OMB’s Director Concerning the Release of Waivers and Authorization Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. §§ 402(b)(10), 403(a)(2).
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05/15/2017

Letter to Ranking Member Wyden, Senate Committee on Finance
Letter to Ranking Member Wyden in response to his letter dated April 27, 2017.

04/27/2017

Letter to Ranking Member McCaskill, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Letter to Ranking Member McCaskill in response to her letter dated March 23, 2017.

04/25/2017

Letter to Senators Warren and Carper
Letter to Senators Warren and Carper in response to their letter dated March 29, 2017,

04/21/2017

OGE's Response to Ranking Member Cummings, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Letter to Ranking Member Cummings in response to his letter dated April 7, 2017.

03/31/2017

Letter to Ranking Member Wyden, Senate Committee on Finance
Letter to Ranking Member Wyden in response to his letter dated March 27, 2017

03/22/2017

Letter to 18 Members of the Senate
Letter to 18 Senators in response to their letter dated March 15, 2017.

03/16/2017

Letter to Senator Casey
Letter to Senator Casey in response to his letter dated March 13, 2017.

03/16/2017

Letter to Congressman Pocan and other Members of Congress
OGE's follow-up letter to Congressman Pocan and other Members of Congress

03/16/2017

Letter to Congressman Lieu
OGE's follow-up letter to Congressman Lieu.

03/09/2017

Letter to Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in response to their letter dated February 9, 2017.

02/16/2017

Letter to Congressman Pocan and other Members of Congress
Letter to Congressman Pocan and other Members of Congress in response to their letter dated February 10, 2017,

02/16/2017

Letter to Congressman Lieu
Letter to Congressman Lieu in response to his letter dated February 9, 2017,

02/13/2017

Letter to Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in response to their letter dated February 9, 2017.

01/17/2017

Letter to Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Letter to Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in response to their letter dated February 12, 2017.

01/16/2017

Letter to Chairman Chaffetz, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in response to his letter dated January 12, 2017.

01/09/2017

Letter to Ranking Member Murray, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Letter to the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in response to her letter dated January 7, 2017.

01/06/2017

Letter to Senators Schumer and Warren
Letter to Senators Schumer and Warren in response to their letter dated January 5, 2017.

114th Congress

12/12/2016

Letter to the Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Letter to the Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee transmitting OGE's response to Senator Carper's letter dated November 20, 2016, regarding the role of OGE in preventing conflicts of interest.

10/11/2016

Letters to Congress regarding OGE’s response to GAO report on Special Government Employees
Letters to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and others regarding OGE’s statement of action in response to the recommendation for OGE in GAO report entitled FEDERAL WORKFORCE: Opportunities Exist to Improve Data on Selected Groups of Special Government Employees (GAO-16-548).

02/09/2016

Letter to the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Govt. Operations & Responses to QFRs
Letter to the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations and OGE's responses to questions for the record.

01/11/2016

Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform transmitting OGE’s response to the Committee’s December 23, 2015, letter requesting information and documents
Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform transmitting OGE’s response to the Committee’s December 23, 2015, letter requesting information and documents and responses to questions 1 through 4.

11/19/2015

Letters to Congress Transmitting a copy of OGE’s Annual Financial Report for FY 2015
Letters to President of the Senate Joseph Biden, Jr., Speaker Paul Ryan, and Others transmitting a copy of OGE’s Annual Financial Report for FY 2015

02/02/2015

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s FY 2016 Budget Justification
Letters to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and Others transmitting a copy of OGE’s FY 2016 Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan and FY 2014 Annual Performance Report

113th Congress

11/17/2014

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE’s Annual Financial Report for FY 2014
Letters to President of the Senate Joseph Biden, Jr., Speaker John Boehner, and Others transmitting a copy of OGE’s Annual Financial Report for FY 2014. 

07/23/2014

Letter to Rep. Ander Crenshaw Transmitting Fifth E-Filing Expenditure Report to Congress
Letter to Representative Ander Crenshaw, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, providing the fifth quarterly spending report on OGE’s development of the e-filing system mandated by section 11(b) of the STOCK Act

04/23/2014

Letter to Rep. Ander Crenshaw Transmitting Fourth E-Filing Expenditure Report to Congress
Letter to Representative Ander Crenshaw, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, providing the fourth quarterly spending report on OGE’s development of the e-filing system mandated by section 11(b) of the STOCK Act

03/11/2014

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2014-2018
Letters to the President of the Senate, President Pro Tempore, and Speaker of the House of Representatives transmitting OGE's strategic plan for fiscal years 2014-2018.

03/10/2014

Letter to Sen. Mikulski Transmitting OGE's FY 2015 Budget Justification
Letter to OGE's congressional appropriations and oversight committees and subcommittees transmitting OGE's FY 2015 budget justification and annual performance plan.

01/23/2014

Letter to Rep. Ander Crenshaw Transmitting Third E-Filing Expenditure Report to Congress
Letter to Representative Ander Crenshaw, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, providing the third quarterly spending report on OGE’s development of the e-filing system mandated by section 11(b) of the STOCK Act

12/18/2013

Letters to the Chairmen of OGE’s Oversight Committees Regarding the Time Needed to Implement an Executive Branch e-Filing System
Letters to Senator Thomas R. Carper, Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, and Representative Darrell Issa, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, notifying Congress of the time needed to implement the executive branch public financial disclosure e-filing system as required by the STOCK Act

12/18/2013

Letters to Sen. Carper and Rep. Issa Regarding Proposed Changes to OGE-GOVT 1
Letters to Senator Thomas R. Carper, Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, and Representative Darrell Issa, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, notifying Congress of proposed updates to the Privacy Act System of Records for executive branch public financial disclosure reports (OGE-GOVT 1)

12/16/2013

Letters to Congress Transmitting OGE's Performance Accountability Report for FY 2013
Letters to President of the Senate Joseph Biden, Jr., Speaker John Boehner, and Others transmitting a copy of OGE’s Performance Accountability Report for FY 2013

11/07/2013

Letter to Rep. Crenshaw Providing a Fiscal Year 2013, Quarter 4 Spending Report for e-Filing Implementation
Letter to Representative Ander Crenshaw, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, providing a quarterly spending report on OGE’s development of the e-filing system mandated by section 11(b) of the STOCK Act  

08/07/2013

Letter to Representative Issa regarding SGEs and outside activities
Letter to Representative Darrell Issa, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, regarding the rules governing special Government employees and the outside employment of executive branch employees

07/29/2013

Letters to Sen. Carper and others Transmitting OGE's Draft FY 2014-2017 Strategic Plan
Letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of OGE's oversight and appropriations committees and subcommittees providing, and requesting comment on, OGE's Draft Strategic Plan for FY 2014-2017.

07/17/2013

Letter to Ander Crenshaw, Chairman, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
Letter to the Honorable Ander Crenshaw, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, regarding OGE’s efforts to implement the requirements of the STOCK Act and OGE's e-filing development activities for quarter three, fiscal year 2013

07/16/2013

Letters to Rep. Frank Wolf and Sen. Mark Warner Addressing Contractor Concerns About OGE’s Development of an e-Filing System
Letters to Representative Frank Wolf and Senator Mark Warner addressing concerns raised by a contractor regarding OGE’s development of an e-filing system as required by Section 11(b) of the STOCK Act

04/10/2013

Letters to Sen. Mikulski and others Transmitting OGE's FY 2014 Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan
Letters to the Chairwoman and Chairman of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and Others transmitting a copy of OGE’s FY 2014 Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan. 

04/05/2013

Letter to Sens. Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, and Reps. John A. Boehner and Nancy Pelosi
Letter to the Honorable Harry Reid, Honorable Mitch McConnell, Honorable John A. Boehner, and Honorable Nancy Pelosi concurring with the National Academy of Public Administration report recommendation to indefinitely suspend a STOCK ACT provision that would require online posting of the personal financial data of approximately 28,000 federal employees  

01/18/2013

Letters to Rep. Boehner and others Transmitting OGE's Performance Accountability Report for FY 2012
Letters to President of the Senate Joseph Biden, Jr., Speaker John Boehner, and Others transmitting a copy of OGE’s Performance Accountability Report for FY 2012

112th Congress

10/26/2012

Letter to the Representatives Barbara Lee and José Serrano, House Committee on Appropriations, regarding diversity and inclusion at OGE
Letter to the Representatives Barbara Lee and José Serrano, House Committee on Appropriations, regarding diversity and inclusion at OGE

04/06/2012

Letter to the United States Senate Committee on the Budget regarding OGE’s acquisition history
Letter to the United States Senate Committee on the Budget regarding OGE’s acquisition history for fiscal years 2007 through 2011.  

03/22/2012

Senate passes House version of STOCK Act; bill heads to President
On March 22, 2012, the Senate passed the House version of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act) (S. 2038). The bill will now proceed to the President. Should the President sign this bill, OGE will develop implementing guidance.

02/13/2012

Letter to Sen. Inouye and Rep. Rogers Transmitting OGE’s FY 2013 Budget Justification
Letters to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and Others transmitting a copy of OGE’s FY 2013 Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan

02/08/2012

OGE Response to Senate Committee on STOCK Act
OGE responds to questions from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee regarding the scope of certain provisions of the STOCK Act (S. 2038), as amended and passed by the Senate on February 2, 2012.

02/06/2012

Letter to the United States Senate Committee on the Budget regarding OGE's acquisition history for fiscal years 2007 through 2011
Letter to the United States Senate Committee on the Budget regarding OGE's acquisition history for fiscal years 2007 through 2011

01/27/2012

Letter to the Representative Lynn Jenkins, Assistant Whip, regarding proposed rule RIN 3209-AA04
Letter to the Representative Lynn Jenkins, Assistant Whip, regarding proposed rule RIN 3209-AA04

11/22/2011

Letters to Speaker Boehner, President of Senate Biden and Others Transmitting FY11 PAR
Letter to Speaker John Boehner, President of the Senate Joseph Biden, Jr., and Others transmitting a copy of OGE's Performance Accountability Report for FY 2011

02/15/2011

Rep. Issa Letter Regarding OGE's FOIA Program, 2011
Letter to Representative Darrell Issa, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, regarding OGE's Freedom of Information Act Program

01/25/2011

Letter to Speaker John Boehner and Others Transmitting FY10 PAR
Letter to Speaker John Boehner and Others transmitting a copy of OGE’s Performance Accountability Report for FY 2010

111th Congress

12/03/2010

Letters to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Lieberman Transmitting a Copy of OGE’s PAR, 2010
Letters to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Joseph Lieberman and Others Transmitting a Copy of OGE’s Performance Accountability Report for FY 2010.

08/07/2009

Sen. Reid Letter Regarding OGE's Travel and Conference Policies, 2009
Letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Regarding OGE's Travel and Conference Policies

06/23/2009

Sen. Grassley Letter Regarding OGE's Work on Implementing the Ethics Pledge, 2009
Letter to Senator Charles Grassley Regarding OGE's Work on Implementing the Ethics Pledge and Providing SF278s to the Public

03/10/2009

Rep. Towns Letter Regarding a Bill Amending FACA, 2009
Letter to Representative Edolphus Towns Regarding a Bill Amending FACA that Creates New Requirements for Special Government Employees and Representatives

110th Congress

11/13/2008

Letter to the Commission on Wartime Contracting, 2008
Letter to the Commission on Wartime Contracting regarding the effect of the executive branch ethics rules on a commissioner of this legislative commission.

04/22/2008

Letter to House Transmitting OGE's Proposal to Amend EIGA, 2008
Letter to the House of Representatives Transmitting OGE’s Proposal to Amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 by Streamlining and Simplifying Financial Disclosures

04/22/2008

Letter to Senate Transmitting OGE's Proposal to Amend EIGA, 2008
Letter to the Senate Transmitting OGE’s Proposal to Amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 by Streamlining and Simplifying Financial Disclosures

04/21/2008

Speaker Pelosi Letter Regarding a Bill Amending FACA, 2008
Letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi Regarding a Bill Amending FACA that Creates New Requirements for Special Government Employees and Representatives

12/10/2007

Letter to Representative John Dingell Regarding H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007, which Precludes CPSC Employees from Accepting Certain Gifts
Letter to Representative John Dingell Regarding H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007, which Precludes CPSC Employees from Accepting Certain Gifts

10/29/2007

Letter to Sen. Levin and Rep. Skelton Regarding H.R. 1585, 2007
Letter to Senator Carl Levin and Representative Ike Skelton Regarding H.R. 1585 (Defense Authorization) that Requires Contractors to report Information about their Ethics Programs

08/28/2007

Letter to Sen. Kennedy and Others Regarding Prohibition on Supplementation of Salary, 2007
Letter to Senator Edward Kennedy and Others Regarding the Prohibition on Supplementation of Salary in 18 U.S.C. 209 being Amended to Permit Employee Participation in Student Loan Forgiveness Programs

06/20/2007

Sen. Coburn Letter Regarding OGE's Motivation for Writing, 2007
Letter to Senator Tom Coburn Regarding OGE’s Motivation for Writing the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee about his Floor Amendment

06/05/2007

Letter to Sens. Inouye and Stevens Regarding S. 761, 2007
Letter to Senators Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens Regarding S. 761, the America Competes Act, which Creates New Conflicts of Interest Requirements for Federal Contractors

02/23/2007

Rep. Waxman Letter Regarding H.R. 984, 2007
Letter to Representative Henry Waxman Regarding H.R. 984, the Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007, which Creates New Disclosure Requirements and Post-Employment Restrictions

109th Congress

09/25/2006

Letter to Rep. Wolf Regarding Concerns of a Contractor, 2006
Letter to Representative Frank Wolf Regarding Concerns of a Contractor that Wants to Create an Automated OGE Form 450

06/06/2005

Letter to Sen. Warner Regarding Sec. of Army's Divestiture of Funds, 2005
Letter to Senator John Warner Regarding Secretary of the Army's Divestiture of Funds to Comply with his Ethics Agreement

108th Congress

11/09/2004

Letter to Rep. Davis Regarding Status of Request from Senior Executive Association for Advisory Opinion, 2004
Letter to Representative Tom Davis Regarding the Status of a Request from the Senior Executives Association for an Advisory Opinion about 18 U.S.C. 208

09/01/2004

Letter to Sen. Lieberman Regarding OGE's Review of a Report by IG, 2004
Letter to Senator Joseph Lieberman Regarding OGE’s Review of a Report by the Inspector General for the Department of the Interior

07/19/2004

Letter to Rep. Davis Regarding Recommendations made in a GAO Report about FACA, 2004
Letter to Representative Tom Davis Regarding Recommendations made in a General Accounting Office Report about Ensuring Independence in Federal Advisory Committees

07/19/2004

Letter to Sen. Collins Regarding Recommendations made in a GAO Report about FACA, 2004
Letter to Senator Susan Collins Regarding Recommendations made in a General Accounting Office Report about Ensuring Independence in Federal Advisory Committees

11/21/2003

Letter to Sens. Hollings and McCain Regarding S. 1264, Senior Employees, 2003
Letter to Senator Ernest Hollings and John McCain Regarding S. 1264 (Reauthorizing the FCC) that Deals with Senior Employees for Purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207 Post-Employment Restrictions

11/20/2003

Letter to Rep. Conyers Regarding Comments Made in a Press Statement, 2003
Letter to Representative John Conyers Regarding Comments He made in a Press Statement on Conflicts of Interest Laws as They Apply to Special Government Employees

10/30/2003

Letter to Rep. Young and Others Regarding Annual Technology Security Review, 2003
Letter to Representative C.W. Young and Others Regarding Annual Technology Security Review for OGE

10/30/2003

Letter to Sen. Stevens and Others Regarding Annual Technology Security Review, 2003
Letter to Senator Ted Stevens and Others Regarding Annual Technology Security Review for OGE

10/29/2003

Letter to Reps. Tauzin and Greenwood Transmitting Ethics Report on NIH, 2003
Letter to Representatives W.J. Tauzin and James Greenwood Transmitting the Complete 1987 Review Report of the Ethics Program at the National Institutes of Health

09/05/2003

Letter to Sen. Sarbanes Regarding Financial Holdings of Mark Brickell, 2003
Letter to Senator Paul Sarbanes Regarding the Financial Holdings of Mr. Mark Brickell, Nominee for the Position of Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

08/01/2003

Letter to House Transmitting OGE's Inventories of Commercial and Governmental Activities, 2003
Letter to the House of Representatives Transmitting OGE's Inventories of Commercial and Inherently Governmental Activities, Pursuant to the Federal Inventory Reform Act

08/01/2003

Letter to Senate Regarding OGE's Inventories of Commercial and Governmental Activities, 2003
Letter to the Senate Transmitting OGE's Inventories of Commercial and Inherently Governmental Activities, Pursuant to the Federal Inventory Reform Act

07/16/2003

Letter to House Transmitting OGE's Proposal to Amend EIGA, 2003
Letter to the House of Representatives Transmitting OGE’s Proposal to Amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 by Streamlining and Simplifying Financial Disclosures

07/16/2003

Letter to Senate Transmitting OGE's Proposal to Amend EIGA, 2003
Letter to the SenateTransmitting OGE’s Proposal to Amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 by Streamlining and Simplifying Financial Disclosures

07/09/2003

Letter to Reps. Hunter and Skelton Regarding H.R. 1588, 2003
Letter to Representatives Duncan Hunter and Ike Skelton Regarding H.R. 1588 (Defense Authorization), which would Add Restrictions Duplicating the Standards of Conduct

07/09/2003

Letter to Sens. Warner and Levin Regarding H.R. 1588, 2003
Letter to Senators John Warner and Carl Levin Regarding H.R. 1588 (Defense Authorization), which would Add Restrictions Duplicating the Standards of Conduct

05/07/2003

Letter to Sen. Feingold Regarding Hiring of Former Acting Administrator of FAA, 2003
Letter to Senator Russ Feingold Regarding the Hiring of the Former Acting Administrator of the FAA to a Position in a Private Company and the Applicability of 18 U.S.C. 207 Post-Employment Restrictions

04/07/2003

Letter to Speaker Hastert Transmitting Performance Accountability Report for 2002, 2003
Letter to Speaker Dennis Hastert Transmitting a Copy of OGE’s Performance Accountability Report for FY 2002

107th Congress

11/07/2002

Letter to Rep. Evans Regarding Special Review of Outside Employment at VA, 2002
Letter to Representative Lane Evans Regarding a Special Review by OGE of Outside Employment for “At Risk” Employees at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs

09/26/2002

Letter to Rep. Burton Transmitting OGE's New SOR Report, 2002
Letter to Representative Dan Burton Transmitting OGE’s Proposed New and Altered (Revised) Systems of Records Report

09/26/2002

Letter to Sen. Lieberman Transmitting OGE's SOR Report, 2002
Letter to Senator Joseph Lieberman Transmitting OGE’s Proposed New and Altered (Revised) Systems of Records Report

06/14/2002

Letter to Rep. Horn Regarding Reporting Reqs for Gifts to President, 2002
Letter to Representative Stephen Horn Regarding the Reporting Requirements for Gifts Given to the President of the United States and how They would Change under H.R. 1081

06/05/2002

Letter to Sen. Reid Regarding Robert Card, Undersec DOE Private Company, 2002
Letter to Senator Harry Reid Regarding Mr. Robert Card’s (Under Secretary of the Department of Energy) Involvement with a Private Company and Potential Conflicts of Interest

04/11/2002

Letter to Rep. Wynn, Audit of Contracting and Personnel at LOC, 2002
Letter to Representative Albert Wynn Noting that an Audit of Contracting and Personnel Operations at the Library of Congress is Outside OGE's Jurisdiction

03/19/2002

Letter to Sens. Lieberman and Thompson in regards to S. 1811, 2002
Letter to Senators Joseph Lieberman and Fred Thompson Regarding S. 1811, a Bill Changing the Financial Disclosure Process for Presidential Nominees

03/06/2002

Letter to Reps. Burton and Waxman Analyzing H.R. 3843, 2002
Letter to Representatives Dan Burton and Henry Waxman Analyzing H.R. 3843 (Federal Information Technology Workforce and Acquisition Improvement Act) Against Current Law