Changes apply in areas including the acceptance of gifts, the disposition of prohibited gifts, and financial interest of family members. Image: Golden Dayz/Shutterstock.com
Changes to the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch are now in effect. The Office of Government Ethics posted a reminder that the update – finalized earlier this year – had an effective date as of August 15.
“The final rule revised the Standards based on OGE’s experience gained from application of the regulation since its inception, as well as input from ethics officials over the years. It also incorporated past interpretive guidance, improved clarity, modernized regulatory examples to make them more relevant and inclusive, updated citations, and corrected technical deficiencies,” the notice says.
The notice calls attention to an advisory that OGE issued at the time, highlighting changes in areas including the restrictions on supervisors accepting gifts from subordinates; 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.
“OGE has also notated or otherwise updated trainings and documents, such as its advisories and series of nine Analyzing Potential Conflicts of Interest guides, to address the changes effectuated by the final rule,” it says.
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