U.S. Office of Government Ethics -- Providing leadership in the executive branch to prevent conflicts of interest. Privacy: https://t.co/2969H7JEHB
May 27, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Prior to an election, the Presidential Transition Act requires executive branch agencies to prepare to promote the orderly transfer of power in the event that a President’s term expires.
As required by the Act, OGE participates in the federal transition council based on its executive branchwide role in the Presidential appointments process.
Mar 25, 2020 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
It is against the law for executive branch employees to make government decisions that would directly affect their personal financial interests. These laws, which protect the public interest, are even more important in times of emergency.
OGE supports thousands of ethics officials in every single executive branch agency to help prevent these kinds of conflicts of interest.
Dec 18, 2019 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
As we countdown to 2020, OGE is counting down the 14 Principles of Ethical Conduct. Today we start with Principle 14:
Apr 15, 2019 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
OGE is beginning the process of considering whether to develop a legal expense fund regulation.
The process for creating new regulations is long and involved, because it must ensure that stakeholders have ample opportunity to contribute to the rule-making process.
Feb 7, 2018 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
Thread: Did you know that every political appointee requiring confirmation by the Senate enters into an ethics agreement committing to comply with ethics requirements? That includes members of the cabinet, other agency heads, some deputies and other high level officials.
In these agreements, senior administration officials promise to take actions to avoid conflicts of interest.
