58 FR 47619: Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employes of the Department of Defense

DoD, with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), is issuing an interim rule which establishes standards of ethical conduct for DoD employees that supplement the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch issued by OGE effective February 3, 1993. The interim rule is a necessary supplement because it addresses ethical issues specific to DoD. The interim rule: (1) Designates separate agency components; (2) establishes additional exceptions to the prohibitions on gifts from outside sources; (3) imposes additional limitations on gifts between DoD employees; (4 ) requires notification of disqualifications; (5) limits sales to subordinates; (6) requires prior approval for certain outside activities; and (7) establishes an additional disclaimer requirement for certain speeches and writings. DoD is also revising its existing standards of conduct regulation, 32 CFR part 40, to retain the 18 U.S.C. 208(b) waiver provision and to cross-reference to executive branch-wide standards of ethical conduct, financial disclosure and post-employment regulations, and to this supplemental regulation.

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