All Advisories for 2019
04/11/2019
(Legal) LA-19-03: Revised Compilation of Federal Ethics Laws Reflecting Legislation Enacted in the 115th Congress
This Legal Advisory describes the changes in OGE’s updated Compilation of Federal Ethics Laws. The 115th Congress passed legislation affecting ethics and other government integrity statutes contained in the Compilation.
04/08/2019
(Legal) LA-19-02: Effect of Retroactive Pay Adjustments on Ethics Provisions for Calendar Year 2019
This Legal Advisory identifies the 2019 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.
04/04/2019
(Program) PA-19-05: Ethics Education: Using the Regulation to Maximize Effectiveness
This Program Advisory advises Designated Agency Ethics Officials of ways that they can use the ethics education regulations to maximize the effectiveness of their ethics education programs.
03/26/2019
(Program) PA-19-04: Data Call: Agency Ethics Program Contact Information
This Program Advisory is a call for data to revise and expand the resource currently named the DAEO List, which is published on the website of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE).
03/14/2019
(Program) PA-19-02: Presidential Candidate Financial Disclosure
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.
03/14/2019
(Program) PA-19-03: Amended Deadlines for Annual Public Financial Disclosure Reports of Executive Branch Employees (2018 Filing Cycle)
This Program Advisory announces deadlines for the certification by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics of public financial disclosure reports of executive branch employees for those reports agencies are required to transmit to OGE. The deadlines are being extended because of the partial government shutdown.
02/15/2019
(Legal) LA-19-01: Ethics Guidance for Employees in Non-Pay Status During a Lapse in Appropriations
This Legal Advisory provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to assist employees and ethics officials in navigating the common situations employees in non-pay status may face during a lapse. This guidance is specifically focused on gifts, crowdsourcing, and outside employment.
01/29/2019
(Program) PA-19-01: Extension of 2019 Annual Confidential Financial Disclosure Deadline for Certain Agencies
This Program Advisory extends the 2019 annual deadline for confidential financial disclosure reports due from filers at agencies affected by the partial government shutdown to March 15, 2019.