    [United States Government Manual]
    [May 30, 1997]
    [Pages 633-635]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

    Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917
    Phone, 202-208-8000

    Director                                          Stephen D. Potts
        Deputy Director and General Counsel           F. Gary Davis
        Deputy Director for Government                Jane S. Ley
              Relations and Special

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        Special Assistant to the Director             Stuart C. Gilman
        Deputy General Counsel                        Marilyn Glynn
    Associate Director for Administration             Robert E. Lammon
    Associate Director for Agency Programs            Jack Covaleski
    Associate Director for Education                  Barbara A. Mullen-Roth
    Chief, Office of Information Resources            James V. Parle
            Management

    [For the Office of Government Ethics statement of organization, see the
            Code of Federal Regulations, Title 5, Part 2600]

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    The Office of Government Ethics provides overall direction of executive
    branch policies in preventing conflicts of interest on the part of
    officers and employees of all executive agencies. The Office is the
    principal agency for administering the Ethics in Government Act for the
    executive branch.

    The Office of Government Ethics is a separate executive agency
    established under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended (5
    U.S.C. app. 401).
        The Director of the Office is appointed by the President with the
    advice and consent of the Senate for a 5-year term, and is required to
    submit to Congress a biennial report concerning the implementation of
    the Director's functions and responsibilities.

    Activities

    The chief responsibilities of the Office are:
        --developing, in consultation with the Attorney General and the
    Office of Personnel Management, rules and regulations to be promulgated
    by the President or the Director of the Office of Government Ethics
    pertaining to standards of ethical conduct of executive agencies, public
    and confidential financial disclosure of executive branch officials,
    executive agency ethics training programs, and the identification and
    resolution of conflicts of interest;
        --monitoring and investigating compliance with the executive branch
    financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of
    1978, as amended;
        --providing ethics program assistance and information to executive
    branch agencies through a desk officer system;
        --conducting periodic reviews of the ethics programs of executive
    agencies;
        --ordering corrective action on the part of agencies and employees
    that the Director of the Office deems necessary, including orders to
    establish or modify an agency's ethics program;
        --providing guidance on and promoting understanding of ethical
    standards in executive agencies through an extensive program of
    Government ethics advice, education, and training;
        --evaluating the effectiveness of the Ethics Act, the conflict of
    interest laws, and other related statutes; and
        --recommending appropriate new legislation or amendments.

    Sources of Information

    Electronic Access  Information regarding Office of Government Ethics
    services and programs is available in electronic format. Phone via
    modem, 202-208-8030. Internet, http://www.access.gpo.gov/usoge/.

    Publications  The Office of Government Ethics annually updates its
    publication, The Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal
    Opinions of the United States Office of Government Ethics, available
    from the Government Printing Office. In addition, the Office publishes a
    periodic newsletter on Government ethics and has available ethics
    publications, instructional videotapes, and a CD-ROM. Upon request, the
    Office also provides copies of executive branch public financial
    disclosure reports (SF 278's) in accordance with the Ethics Act and the
    Office's regulations.

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    For further information, contact the Office of Government Ethics, Suite
    500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917. Phone, 202-
    208-8000. TDD, 202-208-8025. Fax, 202-208-8037.

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