[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2007]
[Pages 491-492]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

1201 New York Avenue NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005-3917

Phone, 202-482-9300. TDD, 202-482-9293. Fax, 202-482-9237. Internet, 
www.usoge.gov.
Director                                          Robert I. Cusick
Deputy Director for the Office of Administration  Daniel D. Dunning
        and Information Management
Deputy Director for the Office of Agency          Joseph E. Gangloff
        Programs
Deputy Director for the Office of International   Jane S. Ley
        Assistance and Governance Initiatives
General Counsel                                   Marilyn L. Glynn
Deputy General Counsel                            Susan Propper

[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 as follows:
    --developing appropriate ethics policies for the executive branch 
through the promulgation of regulations on Standards of Ethical Conduct, 
public and confidential financial disclosure of executive branch 
officials, ethics training programs, and the identification and 
resolution of conflicts of interest;
    --maintaining a financial disclosure program designed to resolve 
Presidential nominees' potential conflicts of interest;

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    --assessing the effectiveness of agency public and confidential 
financial disclosure systems;
    --maintaining an extensive program to provide advice on Standards of 
Ethical Conduct and the criminal conflict of interest laws;
    --conducting onsite reviews of agency ethics programs;
    --monitoring compliance with the executive branch financial 
disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as 
amended;
    --providing education and training to new and experienced ethics 
officials and executive branch employees;
    --ordering corrective action on the part of agencies and employees, 
including orders to establish or modify an agency's ethics program;
    --evaluating the effectiveness of the Ethics Act, the conflict of 
interest laws, and other related statutes;
    --recommending new legislation and amendments; and
    --providing technical assistance in support of U.S. international 
anticorruption and good governance initiatives.

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 has ethics 
publications and instructional videotapes available. Upon request, the 
Office also provides copies of executive branch public financial 
disclosure reports (SF 278s) 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-
482-9300. TDD, 202-482-9293. Fax, 202-482-9237. Internet, www.usoge.gov.

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