All Advisories for 1979
11/02/1979
(Legal) 79x7: Waiver of Public Financial Disclosure Requirements

OGE declined to grant a waiver of the public financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 without additional information from the employee requesting the waiver.
10/26/1979
(Legal) 79x6: Former Post-Government Employment Interim Regulations and GAO Employees

The legislative history and the text of the Ethics in Government Act indicate that GAO was subject to the post-Government employment interim regulations published in April 1979.
09/28/1979
(Legal) 79x5: Post-Government Employment Restriction on Appearance or Communication

An employee’s personal and substantial participation in a matter precludes him from making appearances before or communications to a Federal agency with regard to that matter. [Cites former version of 18 U.S.C. § 207(a) and 5 CFR Part 737]
08/17/1979
(Legal) 79x4: Right of Re-Employment as a Financial Interest under 18 U.S.C. § 208

An employee’s leave of absence agreement with an organization is an arrangement concerning prospective employment. Divestiture of re-employment rights resolves the conflict of interest with the organization.
08/03/1979
(Legal) 79x3: Interpretation of Former Version of 18 U.S.C. § 207

Former 18 U.S.C. § 207(g) did not apply to situation in which law firm with a former Government attorney as a partner represented a client in a matter in which the former Government attorney participated. [Cites former version of 18 U.S.C. § 207.]
07/12/1979
(Legal) 79x2: Access of Public to Financial Disclosure Reports

The public may not use a financial disclosure report for prohibited purposes such as commercial activity. Agencies are not required to notify employees about requests for their reports.
06/18/1979
(Legal) 79x1: Conflict of Interest Laws and Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)

[Note: The conclusion in this opinion was modified by amendments to the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA). For a current discussion of application of conflict of interest laws to detailees from state and local governments, see
OGE Informal Advisory Memorandum 02 x 11.]