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96x1: Agency Authority Regarding Investigations and Corrective Action for Ethics Violations

January 19, 1996

An agency has authority under 5 C.F.R. § 2635.106(b) to take corrective action for ethics violations by its employees. An agency must look to its own regulations for authority to conduct investigations into ethics violations.

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