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Public service is a public trust, requiring employees to place loyalty to the Constitution, the laws and ethical principles above private gain
Shelley Finlayson, Acting Director
Ethics Officials Play an Invaluable Role in the Presidential Transition Process
This Legal Advisory provides guidance on the ethical requirements relevant for executive branch employees during a presidential Inauguration celebration.
This Program Advisory describes recent updates to the Certification of Ethics Agreement Compliance (Certification) required to be filed with the OGE by Presidential appointees following their confirmation by the Senate. The updates were necessary to clarify the deadlines for timely compliance, include an additional certification option related to divestitures that do not require the filing of a periodic transaction report, revise one of the recusals for spousal interests, and include a minor change to the Privacy Act Statement to address the recodification of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended (EIGA).
This Legal Advisory provides answers to frequently asked questions about the gift exception for widely attended gatherings (WAGs) found at 5 C.F.R. § 2635.204(g).
This webpage features current resources, as well as an archive of past resources, for Presidential campaigns, Presidential Transition Teams, prospective nominees to Presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed (PAS) positions, the public, and the media to support successful pre and post-election activities.
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.
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.
The Institute for Ethics in Government offers training opportunities for ethics officials and maintains a vast library of on-demand learning tools available to anyone interested in the ethics program.
