[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2001]
[Pages 493-494]
[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. Internet, www.usoge.gov.
Director                                          Amy L. Comstock
Deputy Director for Administration and            (vacancy)
        Information
Deputy Director for Agency Programs               Jack Covaleski
Deputy Director for Government Relations and      Jane S. Ley
        Special Projects
General Counsel                                   Marilyn L. Glynn
Deputy General Counsel                            Stuart D. Rick

[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 exercises leadership in the executive 
branch to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of Government 
employees and to resolve those conflicts of interest that do occur. In 
partnership with executive branch agencies and departments, the Office 
fosters high ethical standards for employees and strengthens the 
public's confidence that the Government's business is conducted with 
impartiality and integrity. 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.

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 branch 
officials, 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;

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    --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 on the Internet, 
at www.usoge.gov.
Publications  The Office of Government Ethics periodically 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.

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. Internet, www.usoge.gov.

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