U.S. Office of Government Ethics

This month, I sent a video message to the thousands of officials who carry out the ethics program across the executive branch.

This Legal Advisory provides guidance on how the Federal ethics rules and conflict of interest statute at 18 U.S.C. § 208 apply to use of official social media accounts by executive branch employees.

This Legal Advisory discusses the application of the outside earned income limitations to mining, staking, and delegated staking of cryptocurrency.

On December 27, 2022, the President signed Public Law 117-286 into law. This law moved the Ethics in Government Act from the Appendix to title 5 of the U.S. Code to a new chapter 131 in title 5. This Program Advisory describes the recodification and includes a section-by-section citation comparison.

This Legal Advisory identifies the 2023 thresholds for: (1) determining which senior employees are subject to the post-employment restrictions; (2) identifying which officers and employees must file public financial disclosure reports; and (3) implementing the outside employment and outside earned income restrictions for certain covered noncareer employees.

As the holiday season arrives, OGE recognizes that gifts are an important part of many cultures and traditions. So, why then do the executive branch ethics rules prohibit accepting some gifts and what should you do if you are an employee who is offered one?