This section features resources that executive branch agencies can use to build transparent and efficient ethics programs that are compliant with the ethics rules and regulations.
A Vision for Ethics Program Management: Benchmarking Success (PDF)
The report "A Vision for Ethics Program Management: Benchmarking Success" provides information on the extent to which cabinet-level agencies have incorporated factors critical to the success of ethics program management. These success factors are leadership, awareness, resources and oversight. The report describes the concrete actions the cabinet-level agencies have taken to incorporate the critical success factors and highlights specific actions that all agencies may wish to consider incorporating into their ethics programs. The report also provides comparative data based on information the cabinet-level agencies provided in the "2009 Agency Ethics Program Questionnaire." This comparative data can be used to assist agencies determine how best to allocate ethics program resources.
Learn More ›Elements of a Successful Financial Disclosure Program: Report (PDF)
The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) has conducted a focused assessment of select agencies’ processes and procedures for collecting, reviewing, and certifying financial disclosure reports, including reports filed by nominees for Presidentially-appointed, Senate-confirmed (PAS) positions.
Learn More ›Ethical Implications of Emergency Response Conference Report (PDF)
This report is the result of a six month effort of a working group comprised of staff from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics and numerous ethics officials. The working group was initiated in response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita at ethics officials request that the community come together to develop common solutions to shared problems and experiences. The effort culminated in a conference that was held March 21 and 22, 2006. In addition to the conference report, many speakers prepared Powerpoint presentations which are listed on the report. (Note: This file contains links to documents on web sites outside of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. These documents were not created and are not maintained by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics and the U.S. Office of Government Ethics takes no responsibility for the accuracy, propriety or legality of these documents.)
Learn More ›Leadership Initiative: Concrete Actions (PDF)
OGE worked with several agencies to identify concrete actions that agency leaders may institute to promote an ethical culture and to support an agency’s ethics program.
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