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    <AgencyName>Office of Government Ethics</AgencyName>
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          <Footer>[For the Office of Government Ethics statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 5, Part 2600]</Footer>
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            <NameColumnValue>Walter M. Shaub, Jr.</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Joseph E. Gangloff</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Barbara A. Mullen-Roth</NameColumnValue>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is an executive branch agency established under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 401).</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Director of OGE is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate for a 5-year term.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Government Ethics develops 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, and ethics training programs. By reviewing the financial disclosure reports submitted by nominees for, incumbents of, and those leaving executive branch positions requiring Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation, OGE also identifies and resolves actual and potential conflicts of interest. These financial disclosure reports are available for public inspection.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office also provides education and training to 6,000 ethics officials through instructor-led and Web-based training programs; assesses the effectiveness of public and confidential financial disclosure systems maintained by executive branch agencies; maintains an extensive program to provide advice on standards of ethical conduct and conflict of interest laws; conducts onsite reviews of agency ethics programs; orders corrective action on the part of agencies and employees; evaluates the effectiveness of the Ethics in Government Act, the conflict of interest laws, and other related statutes and recommends appropriate changes; and provides technical assistance in support of U.S. international anticorruption and good governance initiatives.</Paragraph>
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        <Header>Electronic Access</Header>
        <Paragraph>Information on OGE's services and programs is available online.</Paragraph>
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        <Paragraph>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," which is available from the Government Printing Office. In addition, OGE has ethics publications and instructional resources available. Upon request, OGE also provides copies of executive branch public financial disclosure reports in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act and OGE's regulations.</Paragraph>
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      <Footer>For further information, contact the Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917. Phone, 202-482-9300. TTY, 800-877-8339. Fax, 202-482-9237.</Footer>
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