Areas of revision include the restrictions on supervisors accepting gifts from subordinates and the disposition of prohibited gifts. Image: Jason Sponseller/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffThe Office of Government Ethics has finalized a write-through of federal employee ethics rules to update them in light of recent laws and its own interpretive guidance.
A May 17 Federal Register Notice finalizes changes proposed last year to the “Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch”—commonly known as the standards of conduct—that govern topics ranging from gift-giving policies to financial conflicts of interest, and from fundraising to misuse of official position.
“The final rule updates the Standards based on OGE’s experience gained from application of the regulation since its inception. The final rule also incorporates past interpretive guidance, adds and updates regulatory examples, improves clarity, updates citations, and makes technical corrections,” the notice says.
Areas of revision include the restrictions on supervisors accepting gifts from subordinates and the disposition of prohibited gifts; family members whose financial interests may trigger conflict of interest concerns; payments from former employers; outside activities such as teaching, speaking and writing; fundraising in a personal capacity; and more.
A summary of the significant changes is here.
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