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POST-GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT ADVICE OPINION REQUEST 

(Read Privacy Act Statement on the last page before completing form.)

OMB No. 0704-0467 

OMB approval expires: 

20250831

The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data 

sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 

aspect of this collection of information,including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, at whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for 

failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. 

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE ABOVE ORGANIZATION.

SECTION I - CONTACT INFORMATION

1. DOD AGENCY WORKED OR WORKING FOR 

(e.g., Army, Navy, DLA, OSD, JCS, etc.)

2.a. FIRST NAME b. MI c. LAST NAME

3. HOW DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE YOUR OPINION (Select one) BY E-MAIL MAIL BY POSTAL MAIL

4. MAILING ADDRESS 

a. STREET 1 b. STREET 2 c. CITY

d. STATE e. ZIP/POSTAL 

 CODE

f. COUNTRY 5.a. TELEPHONE NUMBER 

(Include Area Code)

b. ALTERNATE NUMBER 

(Include Area Code)

6.a. PRIMARY PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS b. ALTERNATE PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS

SECTION II - SERVICE INFORMATION 

7. EMPLOYEE STATUS AT TIME OF SEPARATION

a. Select one: CAREER CIVILIAN MILITARY (Specify Service):

OTHER (Specify as Non Career SES, schedule C, IPA, HQE, SGE)

IF YOU ARE NOT A MILITARY MEMBER, WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ANNUAL BASE 

PAY? (exclude locality & cost of living)

b. RANK/PAY PLAN AND GRADE

c. IF A POLITICAL APPOINTEE, HAVE YOU MADE OTHER ETHICS COMMITMENTS? (If yes, provide detail: did you receive a waiver, or do you anticipate 

work as a lobbyist)

d. DURING YOUR LAST YEAR OF FEDERAL SERVICE, DID YOU SERVE IN A SUPERVISORY OR MANAGERIAL TYPE POSITION (e.g., 

Performance Reviewer, Team Lead, Program Lead, etc.)? Describe.

8. DOD ORGANIZATION 9. DOD SUPERVISOR'S NAME 

10. REASON FOR SEPARATION 

RETIREMENT RESIGNATION OTHER (Specify)

11. SEPARATION/RETIREMENT DATE (YYYYMMDD) 12. TERMINAL/TRANSITION LEAVE DATE (YYYYMMDD)

13. DO YOU PLAN TO WORK WHILE ON 

TERMINAL/TRANSITION LEAVE? 

14. FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES: DID YOU 

RETIRE FROM THE U.S. ARMED FORCES? 

15. ARE YOU A RESERVIST? 

NO YES NO YES NO YES
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SECTION III - PRIOR ETHICS INFORMATION

16. PRIOR ETHICS ADVICE

a. HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY ETHICS ADVICE OR OPINION FROM ANOTHER GOVERNMENT ETHICS OFFICIAL CONCERNING YOUR 

PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYMENT?

NO PRIOR ADVICE RECEIVED

YES, PRIOR ADVICE RECEIVED (Complete b.)

b. (1) ETHICS OFFICIAL'S NAME (2) OFFICE (3) TELEPHONE NUMBER

17. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

a. IN THE LAST 2 YEARS, HAVE YOU FILED A FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT?

NO YES, OGE 450 YES, OGE 278 (If you file a OGE 278, you must file a termination report no later than 30 days after separation.)

b. IF YES, POSITIONS FOR WHICH YOU FILED

18. LICENSED ATTORNEY: PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU ARE A LICENSED ATTORNEY, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT EMPLOYED AS AN 

ATTORNEY BY DOD.

NO, I AM NOT A LICENSED ATTORNEY YES, I AM A LICENSED ATTORNEY

SECTION IV - DOD POSITION INFORMATION 

19. POSITIONS HELD AND MAJOR DUTIES: IN WHAT AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS HAVE YOU SERVED DURING YOUR LAST 5 YEARS 

OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SERVICE? For each position, describe your job or briefly describe your major duties during the last 5 years, focusing on 

supervisory duties and official responsibility requirements relating to defense contracts, especially related to prospective employers, any aspect of the acquisition 

process, such as requirements development, acting as program manager, deputy program manager or contracting officer, or otherwise involved in the contracting 

process. Identify names of projects, program, contractors and subcontractors.)

a. CURRENT/MOST RECENT POSITION

(1) ORGANIZATION OR AGENCY (2) JOB TITLE

(3) DESCRIPTION

(4) POSITION HELD FROM (YYYYMMDD): TO (YYYYMMDD)

b. PRIOR POSITION 1

(1) ORGANIZATION OR AGENCY (2) JOB TITLE

(3) DESCRIPTION

(4) POSITION HELD FROM (YYYYMMDD) TO (YYYYMMDD)

c. PRIOR POSITION 2

(1) ORGANIZATION OR AGENCY (2) JOB TITLE

(3) DESCRIPTION

(4) POSITION HELD FROM (YYYYMMDD) TO (YYYYMMDD)
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SECTION IV - DOD POSITION INFORMATION (Continued)

20. HAVE YOU SERVED IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS OR PERSONALLY TAKEN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS 

REGARDING AN ACQUISITION OR CONTRACT IN EXCESS OF $10 MILLION DURING THE LAST 5 YEARS, OR FOR WHICH THE 

CONTRACT HAS NOT YET EXPIRED?

a. PROCURING OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER OR 

SOURCE SELECTION AUTHORITY? 

b. A MEMBER OF A SOURCE SELECTION EVALUATION BOARD, OR 

A CHIEF OF A FINANCIAL OR TECHNICAL EVALUATION TEAM?

NO YES NO YES

c. PROGRAM MANAGER OR DEPUTY PROGRAM MANAGER FOR 

AN ACQUISITION PROGRAM? 

d. AWARD OF A CONTRACT, SUBCONTRACT, MODIFICATION, 

TASK ORDER OR DELIVERY ORDER, OR PAYMENT OF A 

CONTRACT CLAIM?

NO YES NO YES

e. ESTABLISHING OVERHEAD OR OTHER RATES? f. APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT PAYMENT OR PAYMENTS?

NO YES NO YES

g. IF YOU ANSWERED "YES" TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS, IDENTIFY THE CONTRACT(S) IN WHICH YOU PERFORMED THAT FUNCTION: 

1) DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS; AND 2) FOR WHICH THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD, INCLUDING ALL OPTIONS/EXTENSIONS, HAS 

NOT YET EXPIRED. (List contract number(s), title(s) and date(s) of last action and summarize your duties/responsibilities related to that contract.)

21.a. DO YOU HOLD A POSITION IN THE EXECUTIVE SERVICE, 

SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE OR A GENERAL OR FLAG 

POSITION (Grade O7 and above - but not frocked)? 

b. DID YOU PARTICIPATE IN AN ACQUISITION WITH A VALUE IN 

EXCESS OF $10 MILLION, DURING THE LAST 5 YEARS, OR FOR 

WHICH THE CONTRACT HAS NOT YET EXPIRED? (See instructions for the definition of "participate.")

NO YES NO YES

SECTION V - PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER INFORMATION

22. CONFLICT OF INTEREST

a. HAVE YOU TAKEN ANY ACTION TO RESOLVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATED TO SEEKING EMPLOYMENT EFFORTS, 

INCLUDING ISSUING A WRITTEN DISQUALIFICATION, CHANGING JOBS, HAD YOUR DUTIES CHANGED, OR TAKEN ANY OTHER

ACTION TO RESOLVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST? NO YES

b. IF YES, PROVIDE DETAILS:

23. WITH WHOM ARE YOU SEEKING EMPLOYMENT?

24. WHAT ACTIONS HAVE YOU TAKEN CONCERNING YOUR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT (i.e., sent out resume, interview, filed disqualification, accepted a 

position)?

25. DESCRIBE ANY OFFICIAL INVOLVEMENT WITH, OR DUTIES YOU HAVE HAD RELATED TO, PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS LISTED IN 

BLOCK 23. (Please use Block 31 for additional space, if necessary.)

26. FUTURE JOB TITLE

a. JOB TITLE b. START DATE: WHEN DO YOU 

PLAN TO START YOUR NEW 

EMPLOYMENT? (YYYYmmdd)

c. JOB DESCRIPTION (Include information on how this may relate to your Government duties.)

I certify that the information provided on this form is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

28. PRINTED FULL NAME 29. SIGNATURE 30. DATE SIGNED
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31. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING DD FORM 2945

Please answer all questions as appropriate. Then print your full name, 

sign and date the form. 

SECTION I - CONTACT INFORMATION. 

 1. Please provide the Department of Defense Agency of your last 

assignment. (Example: US Army, US Air Force, Defense 

Intelligence Agency.) Do not abbreviate. 

 2. Enter your first name, middle initial and last name. 

 3. Contact preference. Mark (X) e-mail or postal mail to indicate 

your preference on how to provide the written opinion to you. 

 4. Enter your complete mailing address, including country if this 

address is outside the United States. 

 5. Provide a primary telephone number to include the area code or 

country code if appropriate. Provide an alternate telephone 

number to include the area code or country code if appropriate. 

 6. Provide a primary valid e-mail address. Provide an alternate email address if appropriate. 

SECTION II - SERVICE INFORMATION. 

 7. Employee Status. 

 a. X Military, Civilian, or Other. If other, specify. 

 b. Provide military rank or civilian pay grade. 

 c. If a political appointee, provide details of any other ethics 

commitments. 

 8. Provide the name of the last organization you were assigned to 

as a member of DoD. Do not abbreviate. 

 9. Provide the name of your immediate supervisor of your last 

position in DoD. 

10. Reason for Separation. X one. Mark Retirement if you retired or 

are retiring from DoD. Mark Resignation if you resigned or are 

resigning from DoD. Mark Other if neither retirement nor 

resignation applies. 

11. Separation/Retirement Date. Enter date in MM/DD/YYYY format. 

12. Terminal/Transition Leave Date(s). Enter date(s) in MM/DD/YYYY 

format. Provide both dates if applicable. 

13. Do you plan to work while on terminal/transition leave? X one. 

14. U.S. Armed Forces retirement. X one. If your employee status is 

a civilian and you previously retired from the U.S. Armed Forces 

before becoming a civilian employee of DoD, X Yes. X No if you 

are a civilian employee who did not previously retire from the 

U.S. Armed Forces. 

15. Are you a reservist? X Yes or No. 

SECTION III - PRIOR ETHICS INFORMATION. 

16. Prior Ethics Advice. X one. Mark Yes if you received any ethics 

advice (oral or written) from an attorney concerning employment 

with a civilian company. If so, provide the name, office or 

organization and telephone number of the attorney. Mark No if 

you did not receive any prior ethics advice concerning 

employment by a civilian company. 

17. Financial Disclosure. X one. Mark No if you have not filed an 

OGE 450 or OGE 278 report within the last two years. Mark Yes 

if you have filed either an OGE 450 or OGE 278 financial 

disclosure report within the last two years. If either the OGE 450 

or OGE 278 is selected, provide the position title you were 

assigned to when you filed the report.

18. Licensed Attorney. X one. Self explanatory. SECTION IV - DoD 

POSITION INFORMATION. 

19. Positions Held and Major Duties. Self explanatory. If more than 

three, continue in block 31, "Additional Comments". 

20. Duties and Actions if Involved in a Contract in Excess of $10 

Million. 

 a. X one. Self explanatory. 

 b. X one. Self explanatory. 

 c. X one. Self explanatory. 

 d. X one. Self explanatory. 

 e. X one. Self explanatory. 

 f. X one. Self explanatory. 

 g. If Yes was answered to any of questions 20.a. - f., provide the 

contract number(s), contract title(s), and date(s) you last acted 

on those contracts and provide a summary of your duties and 

responsibilities. 

21. Senior Executive Service, General or Flag Officer Position. X one. 

Self explanatory. 

SECTION IV - DOD POSITION INFORMATION 

20. Have you served in any of the following positions or personally 

taken one of the following actions regarding an acquisition or 

contract in excess of $10 million during the last 5 years, or for 

which the contract has not yet expired? 

b. "Participate" means to participate personally ad substantially. 

"Personal" means direct, and "substantial" means means of 

significance to the matter. This definition is not exclusive. 

SECTION V - PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER INFORMATION. 

22. Conflict of Interest. X one. If you have taken any action to resolve 

a potential conflict of interest, including issuing a written 

disqualification, changing jobs, had your duties changed, or 

taken any other action to resolve a potential conflict of interest, 

mark Yes. Provide a summary of the actions you took to resolve 

the conflict of interest. If you have not taken any action to 

resolve a potential conflict of interest, mark No. 

23. Position Sought. Provide the name of the civilian company with 

which you are seeking employment. Do not abbreviate. 

24. Summarize the stage you are at regarding your efforts to become 

employed with this company for a specific position. Actions 

include submitting a resume, being interviewed, negotiating 

compensation, etc. 

25. Describe any official involvement or duties you have previously 

had with the company listed in item 23. 

26. Future Job Title. Provide the specific position/job title in which you 

anticipate being employed. Provide specific duties and 

responsibilities of the position. Include information on how this 

may relate to your Government duties. 

27. Start Date. Enter date in MM/DD/YYYY format. 

28.-30. Name, Signature and Date. Self explanatory. 

30. Additional Comments. Provide any additional information about 

your pending employment with a civilian employer that you want 

your ethics attorney to know. 

DEFINITIONS. 

Participate means to participate personally and substantially. Personal 

means direct and substantial means of significance to the matter. This 

definition is not exclusive.
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PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT

AUTHORITY: 41 U.S.C. 2104, Prohibition on Former Official's Acceptance of Compensation from Contractor (OF THE PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY 

ACT); 5 C.F.R. 2635.107, Ethics Advice (OF THE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH); DoD 5500.07-

R, Joint Ethics Regulation. 

 

PRINCIPAL PURPOSE(S): To enable ethics officials to render ethics advice to military and civilian employees leaving Government service. When 

completed, records are covered by OGE/GOVT-1, Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports and Other Name-Retrieved Ethics 

Program Records, https://www.oge.gov/Web/OGE.nsf/Resources/Governmentwide+System+of+Records+Notices. 

 

ROUTINE USE(S): To disclose the information furnished by the reporting official, in accordance with provisions of section 105 of the Ethics in 

Government Act of 1978, as amended, to any requesting person. 

 

a. To disclose the information furnished by the reporting official, in accordance with sections 105 and 402(b)(1) of the Ethics in Government Act of 

1978, 5 U.S.C. app. 101, as amended, to any requesting person. 

b. To disclose, in accordance with section 105 of the Ethics in Government Act, as amended, and subject to the limitations contained in section 

208(d)(1) of title 18, U.S.C., any determination granting an exemption pursuant to 208(b)(1) or 208(b)(3) of title 18, U.S.C., to any requesting 

person. 

 

c. To disclose pertinent information to the appropriate Federal, State, or local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or 

implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order, where the disclosing agency becomes aware of an indication of violation or potential violation 

of civil or criminal law or regulation. 

 

d. To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an administrative proceeding being 

conducted by a Federal agency, either when the Government is a party to a judicial or administrative proceeding or in order to comply with a 

subpoena issued by a judge of a court of competent jurisdiction. 

 

e. To disclose information to any source when necessary to obtain information relevant to a conflict-of-interest investigation or determination. 

 

f. By the National Archives and Records Administration or the General Services Administration in records management inspections conducted 

under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

 

g. To disclose information to the Office of Management and Budget at any stage in the legislative coordination and clearance process in 

connection with private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19. 

 

h. To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or other administrative body before 

which OGE is authorized to appear, when: OGE, or an employee of OGE in his or her official capacity, or any employee of OGE in his or her 

individual capacity (where the Department of Justice or OGE has agreed to represent the employee); or the United States (when OGE 

determines that litigation is likely to affect OGE), is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the 

Department of Justice or OGE is deemed by OGE to be relevant and necessary to the litigation provided, however, that the disclosure is 

compatible with the purpose for which such records were collected. 

 

i. To disclose the public financial disclosure report and any accompanying documents to reviewing officials in a new office, department or agency 

when an employee transfers or is detailed from a covered position in one office, department or agency to a covered position in another office, 

department or agency. 

 

j. To disclose information to a Member of Congress or a congressional office in response to an inquiry made on behalf of an individual who is the 

subject of the record. 

 

k. To disclose information to contractors, grantees, experts, consultants, detailees, and other non-Government employees performing or working 

on a contract, service, or other assignment for the Federal Government, when necessary to accomplish an agency function related to this 

system of records. 

 

l. To disclose on the OGE Web site and to otherwise disclose to any person, including other departments and agencies, any written ethics 

agreements filed with the Office of Government Ethics, pursuant to 5 CFR 2634.803, by an individual nominated by the President to a position 

requiring Senate confirmation when the position also requires the individual to file a public financial disclosure report. 

NOTE: When DoD is requested to furnish such records to the Director or other authorized officials of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), such a 

disclosure is to be considered as made to those officers and employees of the agency which co-maintains the records who have a need for the 

records in the performance of their official duties in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. app., and other ethics-related 

laws, Executive Orders and regulations conferring pertinent authority on OGE, pursuant to the provision of the Privacy Act at 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(1). 

 

A complete list of the routine uses for OGE/GOVT-1 can be found at https://www.oge.gov/Web/OGE.nsf/Resources/Governmentwide+System+of

+Records+Notices. 

 

DISCLOSURE: Voluntary; however, failure to fully disclose information requested may result in receipt of incomplete advice or inability to provide 

written advice. This may result in a delay in being hired by a Department of Defense contractor or receipt of compensation from such contractor. 

Failure to comply may also result in the imposition of administrative penalties in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 2105(c).