02/05/2024

(Legal) LA-24-03: Release of OGE’s Updated Public Financial Disclosure Guidepdf
This Legal Advisory discusses the changes in the updated Public Financial Disclosure Guide.

01/31/2024

(Legal) LA-24-02: Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Productspdf
This Legal Advisory discusses the application of certain ethics rules to several Bitcoin exchange-traded products (“Bitcoin ETPs”). As described in the Legal Advisory, these Bitcoin ETPs do not qualify for regulatory exemptions to the conflict of interest law 18 U.S.C. § 208. The Bitcoin ETPs do qualify as excepted investment funds for purposes of financial disclosure reporting.

01/04/2024

(Legal) LA-24-01: Effect of Pay Adjustments on Ethics Provisions for Calendar Year 2024pdf
This Legal Advisory identifies the 2024 thresholds for: (1) determining which senior employees are subject to the post-employment restrictions; (2) identifying which officers and employees must file public financial disclosure reports; and (3) implementing the outside employment and outside earned income restrictions for certain covered noncareer employees.

12/20/2023

(Legal) LA-23-15: U.S. Office of Government Ethics Review of Nominees for Presidentially Appointed, Senate-Confirmed Positionspdf
The Legal Advisory discusses OGE’s approach to resolving potential conflicts of interest and other ethics issues for nominees for Presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed positions.

11/13/2023

(Legal) LA-23-14: Release of OGE’s Updated Confidential Financial Disclosure Guidepdf
This Legal Advisory discusses the changes in the updated Confidential Financial Disclosure Guide.

10/16/2023

(Program) PA-23-06: Demographic Survey of Ethics Practitioners in the Executive Branchpdf
In support of OGE's equity efforts, this Program Advisory requests your participation in a short, four-question survey to identify the current demographics of the federal employees who implement the executive branch ethics program. OGE will use the results of this survey to compare to the 2021 results, to better understand the composition of the ethics community, to inform its DEIA Strategic Plan, and to tailor and create recruitment, retention, and professional development strategies for ethics practitioners.

09/28/2023

(Legal) LA-23-13: Ethics Guidance on Use of Professional Networking Platforms and Monetizing Social Media Activitypdf
This Legal Advisory provides frequently raised questions and answers concerning the application of the Federal ethics laws to employees’ use of personal professional networking accounts and monetized personal social media activities.

09/27/2023

(Legal) LA-23-12: Identifying and Preventing Violations of 18 U.S.C. § 208 Arising from Digital Asset Ownershippdf
This Legal Advisory provides guidance on when an employee may have a disqualifying financial interest under 18 U.S.C. § 208 arising from ownership of digital assets.

09/06/2023

(Program) PA-23-05: 2023 Annual Agency Ethics Program Questionnaire pdf
This Program Advisory provides an advance copy of the Annual Agency Ethics Program Questionnaire, explains how and when agencies must submit their response, describes the changes made from the previous questionnaire, and reminds agencies of the public availability of the questionnaire.

07/31/2023

(Legal) LA-23-11: 2022 Conflict of Interest Prosecution Surveypdf
OGE has completed its annual survey of prosecutions involving the conflict of interest criminal statutes and other related statutes for calendar year 2022.

07/11/2023

(Legal) LA-23-10: Guidance on Detailees Between Agencies and Need for Agency Coordinationpdf
This Legal Advisory provides guidance on the application of several ethics laws and regulations to detailees between executive branch agencies, including in relation to agency supplemental regulations, the Standards of Conduct, financial disclosure filing, and required ethics training.

07/05/2023

(Legal) LA-23-09: Availability of Exemptions in 5 C.F.R. Part 2640 When an Agency Waives its Prohibited Holding Rulepdf
This Legal Advisory provides guidance regarding the availability of the exemptions found at 5 C.F.R. part 2640, subpart B, when an agency waives its prohibited holding rule.

06/22/2023

(Legal) LA-23-08: Increased Gifts and Travel Reimbursements Reporting Thresholds for Financial Disclosure Reports and Nonsponsor Widely Attended Gatherings Gift Exception Ceilingpdf
This Legal Advisory discusses the recent amendments to the gifts and travel reimbursements reporting thresholds at 5 C.F.R. §§ 2634.304 and 2634.907(g) and the widely attended gatherings gift exception ceiling for nonsponsor gifts of free attendance at 5 C.F.R. § 2635.204(g)(3).

06/21/2023

(Legal) LA-23-07: Acceptance of Pro Bono Legal Services Under 5 C.F.R. Part 2635, Subpart Jpdf
The Legal Expense Fund regulation found at subpart J creates an established process for employees to accept pro bono legal services for matters arising in connection with their official position. This legal advisory provides guidance to ethics officials on how employees may accept pro bono legal services under the newly published Legal Expense Fund Regulation, 5 C.F.R. part 2635, subpart J.

06/01/2023

(Program) PA-23-04: Annual Update of Post-Employment Component Designations (18 U.S.C. § 207(c)) due to OGE by July 1, 2023pdf
In this Program Advisory, OGE asks each agency to forward its annual letter stating whether its components that are currently designated should remain designated for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 207(c). Any request to modify the existing list of components should be submitted in accordance with regulatory procedures.

05/31/2023

(Legal) LA-23-06: Revised Compilation of Federal Ethics Lawspdf
This Legal Advisory describes changes in OGE’s updated Compilation of Federal Ethics Laws.

05/26/2023

(Legal) LA-23-05: Overview of Final Rule Regarding Legal Expense Fundspdf
This Legal Advisory provides an overview of the Legal Expense Fund Regulation at 5 C.F.R part 2635, subpart J.

04/14/2023

(Program) PA-23-03: Deadlines and Procedures for Annual Public Financial Disclosure Reports of Executive Branch Employees (2023 Filing Cycle)pdf
This Program Advisory provides filing deadlines for the public financial disclosure reports of executive branch employees and procedures for the reports agencies are required to transmit to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.

03/16/2023

(Program) PA-23-02: Presidential Candidate Financial Disclosurepdf
This Program Advisory reminds Presidential candidates about the filing deadline for public financial disclosure reports and the certification process. It also explains how to request a copy of a candidate financial disclosure report.

02/23/2023

(Legal) 88 FR 11443: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Modified OGE Form 201 Request an Individual’s Ethics Documents
The Office of Government Ethics is revising the “Request an Individual’s Ethics Documents” form (OGE Form 201). The purpose of the changes is to (1) make the form more appropriate for use throughout the executive branch, and (2) provide applicants with clarifying information about the use of the form.

02/16/2023

(Legal) LA-23-04: Summary of Ethics Legislation (117th Congress)pdf
This Legal Advisory provides a high-level summary of notable legislation in the 117th Congress.

01/30/2023

(Legal) LA-23-03: The Standards of Conduct and 18 U.S.C. § 208 as Applied to Official Social Media Usepdf
This Legal Advisory provides guidance on how the Federal ethics rules and conflict of interest statute at 18 U.S.C. § 208 apply to use of official social media accounts by executive branch employees.

01/23/2023

(Legal) LA-23-02: Application of the Outside Earned Income Limitations to Mining, Staking, and Delegated Staking of Cryptocurrencypdf
This Legal Advisory discusses the application of the outside earned income limitations to mining, staking, and delegated staking of cryptocurrency.

01/05/2023

(Program) PA-23-01: Recodification of the Ethics in Government Actpdf
On December 27, 2022, the President signed Public Law 117-286 into law. This law moved the Ethics in Government Act from the Appendix to title 5 of the U.S. Code to a new chapter 131 in title 5. This Program Advisory describes the recodification and includes a section-by-section citation comparison.

01/05/2023

(Legal) LA-23-01: Effect of Pay Adjustments on Ethics Provisions for Calendar Year 2023pdf
This Legal Advisory identifies the 2023 thresholds for: (1) determining which senior employees are subject to the post-employment restrictions; (2) identifying which officers and employees must file public financial disclosure reports; and (3) implementing the outside employment and outside earned income restrictions for certain covered noncareer employees.

12/01/2022

(Program) PA-22-05: A Comprehensive Guide to New and Ongoing Professional Development Opportunities in Ethicspdf
This Program Advisory provides an overview of OGE’s new professional development opportunities, as well as ongoing offerings.

11/14/2022

(Legal) LA-22-07: Post-Government Employment Guidance on Executive Order 13989 (The Ethics Pledge)pdf
This Legal Advisory provides guidance on the application of the post-employment restrictions in the ethics pledge in Executive Order 13989 to appointees who signed the ethics pledge.

09/01/2022

(Program) PA-22-04: 2022 Annual Agency Ethics Program Questionnairepdf
This Program Advisory provides an advance copy of the Annual Agency Ethics Program Questionnaire, explains how and when agencies must submit their response, describes the changes made from the previous questionnaire, and reminds agencies of the public availability of the questionnaire.

07/22/2022

(Legal) LA-22-06: 2021 Conflict of Interest Prosecution Surveypdf
OGE has completed its annual survey of prosecutions involving the conflict of interest criminal statutes and other related statutes for calendar year 2021.

07/15/2022

(Legal) LA-22-05: Financial Disclosure Reporting Considerations for Collectible Non-Fungible Tokens and Fractionalized Non-Fungible Tokenspdf
This Legal Advisory discusses financial disclosure reporting considerations for collectible Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Fractionalized Non-Fungible Tokens (F-NFTs).