    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2002]
    [Pages 490-491]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    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            Daniel D. Dunning
            Information
    Deputy Director for Agency Programs               Jack J. 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 rules and regulations 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;
        --conducting periodic reviews of the ethics programs of executive
    agencies;
        --ordering corrective action on the part of agencies and employees,
    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

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    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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