Office of Government Ethics

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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917

Phone, 202-208-8000. Internet, www.usoge.gov.

Director Amy L. Comstock

Deputy Director for Administration and Daniel D. Dunning

Information

Deputy Director for Agency Programs Jack J. Covaleski

Deputy Director for Government Relations and Jane S. Ley

Special Projects

General Counsel Marilyn L. Glynn

Deputy General Counsel Stuart D. Rick

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The Office of Government Ethics exercises leadership in the executive branch to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of Government employees and to resolve those conflicts of interest that do occur. In partnership with executive branch agencies and departments, the Office fosters high ethical standards for employees and strengthens the public's confidence that the Government's business is conducted with impartiality and integrity. The Office is the principal agency for administering the Ethics in Government Act for the executive branch.

The Office of Government Ethics is a separate executive agency established under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 401).

The Director of the Office is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate for a 5-year term.

Activities

The chief responsibilities of the Office are:

--developing rules and regulations pertaining to standards of ethical conduct of executive branch officials, public and confidential financial disclosure of executive branch officials, executive agency ethics training programs, and the identification and resolution of conflicts of interest;

--monitoring and investigating compliance with the executive branch financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of

1978, as amended;

--providing ethics program assistance and information to executive branch agencies through a desk officer system;

--conducting periodic reviews of the ethics programs of executive agencies;

--ordering corrective action on the part of agencies and employees, including orders to establish or modify an agency's ethics program;

--providing guidance on and...