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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 07:08:16+00:00

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OGE discusses the application of 18 U.S.C. § 208 to an employee who both directly and indirectly acts on particular matters concerning a private contractor that would have a direct and predictable effect on the financial interest of his spouse, an employee and shareholder of the private contractor.
OGE responds to concerns about the burden of statutorily mandated financial disclosure on filers and discusses how such disclosure ensures a lower percentage of actual and perceived conflicts of interest.
OGE discusses the application of 18 U.S.C. § 208 to pension benefits currently held by an appointee, and the remedies (recusal or waiver) available to avoid a conflict of interest.
OGE discusses the application of the permanent post-government employment ban found at 18 U.S.C. § 207 to an ongoing system procurement conducted by the General Services Administration (GSA).
OGE gives advice on subsequently codified Standards of Ethical Conduct proscribing employee's use of public office for public gain.
OGE discusses both individual and general waivers of the conflict of interest restrictions found at 18 U.S.C. § 208, and the inapplicability of such waivers to conflict of interest prohibitions found in individual agencies' enabling acts.
OGE answers several questions relating to the application of 18 U.S.C. § 207 to the post-Government service activities of a former senior employee of the executive branch.
OGE agrees with an agency's implementation of the Standards of Conduct to bar an employee from selling a computer software package of the agency's advisory opinions he created on his own time, as such outside activity would constitute an appearance of a conflict of interest.
(Legal) 91x25: Meaning of the Term "Procurement Official"
OGE advises that the term "procurement official" found at 41 U.S.C. § 423(p)(3) (Procurement Integrity Act) likely does not extend to a business entity, such as a corporation, but rather only to individuals.
18 U.S.C. § 207 barred an employee from representing his employer (company B) on a contract to the Government. The employee had worked personally and substantially on the contract with company A while a Government employee, The contract was later assigned to company B. The particular matter continued through both an amendment and a party change.
OGE addresses an agency’s question about whether a Government employee may live with, and pay rent to, another Government employee who works in the same agency and is within the first employee's area of supervision.
Graduates who accept employment with the Federal Government during the period of their deferral from employment with private law firms have an agreement concerning prospective employment for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 208. The deferral payments the graduates receive would not be made to compensate them for services as Federal employees.
OGE explains the extension periods available for the SF 278.
A special Government employee (SGE) who serves in a volunteer capacity as the executive director of a nonprofit, tax-exempt educational organization is subject to several restrictions on his participation in agency matters pertaining to the non-profit.
The Ethics in Government Act requires agencies to use a pay rate equivalency to determine who outside the General Schedule meets the threshold for filing public financial disclosure reports (SF 278).
The issue of an employee not satisfying his or her just debts in good faith is a personnel matter and must be resolved by the employee's agency rather than OGE.
In his civilian life, a National Guard pilot was a stockholder and president of a company that provided refueling services at airports. OGE analyzes whether he would violate 18 U.S.C. § 208 if he were to refuel at an airport served by his company.
OGE discusses whether the application of the honoraria ban would prohibit a Federal employee from accepting compensation for teaching a series of three-day seminars on a particular topic sponsored and funded by a state university.
Usually, OGE will not issue a certificate of divestiture for property held in an employee benefit plan. The employee must demonstrate that the interests are not eligible for rollover treatment.
Although the prosecution by a Government employee of a patent application for a private party for compensation is generally subject to the prohibition of 18 U.S.C. § 203, the prohibition will not apply if the employee is a special Government employee (SGE). This opinion also addresses the status of military reservists as SGEs.
Procurement officials are subject to both the procurement integrity gift prohibitions at 41 U.S.C. § 423 and agency standards of conduct prohibitions on gifts from prohibited sources.
An employee's position with a private association created the appearance of a conflict of interest in light of his Government responsibilities as a technical assistance officer providing assistance to organizations, including the association.
OGE summarizes the statutes and regulations that should be considered in determining whether Government employees may participate in certain activities of a bar association subcommittee.
A Government employee may accept bonus payments from a private sector employer if she would receive them at a time when she was not a Government employee.
By taking certain precautions, a former employee may serve as a translator between a representative of a Government agency and claimants who do not speak English.

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