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To support the ethics community during this confidential financial disclosure filing season, OGE's Institute for Ethics in Government (IEG) will host several live "How-To Sessions for Analyzing Entries in Annual Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports (OGE Form 450s)."
To help federal employees across the executive branch, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with the Department of the Interior (DOI), has created a novel gamification training module.
Throughout 2026, OGE’s Institute for Ethics in Government (IEG) will provide opportunities for ethics officials, at all levels, to enhance the knowledge and skills they need to administer their agencies’ programs. Please check out the IEG’s Save the Year to learn more and mark your calendars for professional development opportunities that may be especially helpful to you and your team in the year ahead.
If eligible, apply for your 2025 annual PEP certificate before January 31, 2026.
Join a live “How-To Session” on Wednesday, January 28 from 1 to 2pm EST on how to conduct 18 U.S. Code (U.S.C.) 208(a) analyses using the new 18 U.S.C. 208(a) Job Aid.
Join Institute for Ethics in Government (IEG) instructors for a live demonstration of navigating OGE's website and locating its confidential financial disclosure resources.
OGE designed the annual PEP certificate for ethics officials who are performing some or all functions of an ethics program at full competency and who wish to maintain their skills and stay current with policy changes and developing practices in the ethics profession.
IEG instructors provide a multi-part introduction to the Gifts from Outside Sources regulation, definitions, and exceptions.
IEG instructors demonstrate how to navigate OGE’s website to locate its many resources that can be used to prepare for Annual Ethics Training.
Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO)s are required by OGE regulations to ensure the officials supporting the program they lead are properly qualified to carry out the functions they have been delegated. This page of resources can assist in fulfilling that requirement.
By attending or speaking at an OGE training event, you consent to be photographed, recorded and/or videotaped by the Office of Government Ethics and its agents (OGE).
