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Operating Status: OGE is affected by the lapse in appropriations.

To learn more, read our lapse plan here. Under the plan, OGE continues the “administration of the nominee public financial disclosure program, and reviewing and issuing Certificates of Divestiture (CD) for Presidentially appointed, Senate -confirmed (PAS) and Presidentially appointed (PA) officials.”

Related Guidance for Federal Employees:
LA-18-16: Ethics Laws and Regulations Continue to Apply to Federal Government Employees during Furlough Periods
LA-19-01 : Ethics Guidance for Employees in Non-Pay Status During a Lapse in Appropriations
This FAQ provides guidance for those employees who participated in the Deferred Resignation Program or who are in other extended leave status.



5 C.F.R. Part 2640: Interpretation, Exemptions, Waiver Guidance Concerning 18 U.S.C. 208 (Acts Affecting a Personal Financial Interest)

September 6, 2016

5 C.F.R. part 2640 interprets and implements 18 U.S.C. § 208, a statute that requires an executive branch employee to be disqualified (“recused”) from a “particular matter” if the matter would have a direct and predictable effect on the employee’s own financial interests or on certain financial interests that are “imputed” to the employee by the statute, unless the employee first obtains an individual waiver or a regulatory exemption applies.

https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=f6d4383830fca28bd6375f516038ba61&mc=true&node=pt5.3.2640&rgn=div5