2024

02/05/2024

LA-24-03: Release of OGE’s Updated Public Financial Disclosure Guide
This Legal Advisory discusses the changes in the updated Public Financial Disclosure Guide.

01/31/2024

LA-24-02: Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Products
This Legal Advisory discusses the application of certain ethics rules to several Bitcoin exchange-traded products (“Bitcoin ETPs”). As described in the Legal Advisory, these Bitcoin ETPs do not qualify for regulatory exemptions to the conflict of interest law 18 U.S.C. § 208. The Bitcoin ETPs do qualify as excepted investment funds for purposes of financial disclosure reporting.

01/04/2024

LA-24-01: Effect of Pay Adjustments on Ethics Provisions for Calendar Year 2024
This Legal Advisory identifies the 2024 thresholds for: (1) determining which senior employees are subject to the post-employment restrictions; (2) identifying which officers and employees must file public financial disclosure reports; and (3) implementing the outside employment and outside earned income restrictions for certain covered noncareer employees.


2023

12/20/2023

LA-23-15: U.S. Office of Government Ethics Review of Nominees for Presidentially Appointed, Senate-Confirmed Positions
The Legal Advisory discusses OGE’s approach to resolving potential conflicts of interest and other ethics issues for nominees for Presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed positions.

11/13/2023

LA-23-14: Release of OGE’s Updated Confidential Financial Disclosure Guide
This Legal Advisory discusses the changes in the updated Confidential Financial Disclosure Guide.

09/28/2023

LA-23-13: Ethics Guidance on Use of Professional Networking Platforms and Monetizing Social Media Activity
This Legal Advisory provides frequently raised questions and answers concerning the application of the Federal ethics laws to employees’ use of personal professional networking accounts and monetized personal social media activities.

09/27/2023

LA-23-12: Identifying and Preventing Violations of 18 U.S.C. § 208 Arising from Digital Asset Ownership
This Legal Advisory provides guidance on when an employee may have a disqualifying financial interest under 18 U.S.C. § 208 arising from ownership of digital assets.

07/31/2023

LA-23-11: 2022 Conflict of Interest Prosecution Survey
OGE has completed its annual survey of prosecutions involving the conflict of interest criminal statutes and other related statutes for calendar year 2022.

07/11/2023

LA-23-10: Guidance on Detailees Between Agencies and Need for Agency Coordination
This Legal Advisory provides guidance on the application of several ethics laws and regulations to detailees between executive branch agencies, including in relation to agency supplemental regulations, the Standards of Conduct, financial disclosure filing, and required ethics training.

07/05/2023

LA-23-09: Availability of Exemptions in 5 C.F.R. Part 2640 When an Agency Waives its Prohibited Holding Rule
This Legal Advisory provides guidance regarding the availability of the exemptions found at 5 C.F.R. part 2640, subpart B, when an agency waives its prohibited holding rule.

06/22/2023

LA-23-08: Increased Gifts and Travel Reimbursements Reporting Thresholds for Financial Disclosure Reports and Nonsponsor Widely Attended Gatherings Gift Exception Ceiling
This Legal Advisory discusses the recent amendments to the gifts and travel reimbursements reporting thresholds at 5 C.F.R. §§ 2634.304 and 2634.907(g) and the widely attended gatherings gift exception ceiling for nonsponsor gifts of free attendance at 5 C.F.R. § 2635.204(g)(3).

06/21/2023

LA-23-07: Acceptance of Pro Bono Legal Services Under 5 C.F.R. Part 2635, Subpart J
The Legal Expense Fund regulation found at subpart J creates an established process for employees to accept pro bono legal services for matters arising in connection with their official position. This legal advisory provides guidance to ethics officials on how employees may accept pro bono legal services under the newly published Legal Expense Fund Regulation, 5 C.F.R. part 2635, subpart J.

05/31/2023

LA-23-06: Revised Compilation of Federal Ethics Laws
This Legal Advisory describes changes in OGE’s updated Compilation of Federal Ethics Laws.

05/26/2023

LA-23-05: Overview of Final Rule Regarding Legal Expense Funds
This Legal Advisory provides an overview of the Legal Expense Fund Regulation at 5 C.F.R part 2635, subpart J.

02/23/2023

88 FR 11443: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Modified OGE Form 201 Request an Individual’s Ethics Documents
The Office of Government Ethics is revising the “Request an Individual’s Ethics Documents” form (OGE Form 201). The purpose of the changes is to (1) make the form more appropriate for use throughout the executive branch, and (2) provide applicants with clarifying information about the use of the form.

02/16/2023

LA-23-04: Summary of Ethics Legislation (117th Congress)
This Legal Advisory provides a high-level summary of notable legislation in the 117th Congress.

01/30/2023

LA-23-03: The Standards of Conduct and 18 U.S.C. § 208 as Applied to Official Social Media Use
This Legal Advisory provides guidance on how the Federal ethics rules and conflict of interest statute at 18 U.S.C. § 208 apply to use of official social media accounts by executive branch employees.

01/23/2023

LA-23-02: Application of the Outside Earned Income Limitations to Mining, Staking, and Delegated Staking of Cryptocurrency
This Legal Advisory discusses the application of the outside earned income limitations to mining, staking, and delegated staking of cryptocurrency.

01/05/2023

LA-23-01: Effect of Pay Adjustments on Ethics Provisions for Calendar Year 2023
This Legal Advisory identifies the 2023 thresholds for: (1) determining which senior employees are subject to the post-employment restrictions; (2) identifying which officers and employees must file public financial disclosure reports; and (3) implementing the outside employment and outside earned income restrictions for certain covered noncareer employees.


2022

11/14/2022

LA-22-07: Post-Government Employment Guidance on Executive Order 13989 (The Ethics Pledge)
This Legal Advisory provides guidance on the application of the post-employment restrictions in the ethics pledge in Executive Order 13989 to appointees who signed the ethics pledge.

07/22/2022

LA-22-06: 2021 Conflict of Interest Prosecution Survey
OGE has completed its annual survey of prosecutions involving the conflict of interest criminal statutes and other related statutes for calendar year 2021.

07/15/2022

LA-22-05: Financial Disclosure Reporting Considerations for Collectible Non-Fungible Tokens and Fractionalized Non-Fungible Tokens
This Legal Advisory discusses financial disclosure reporting considerations for collectible Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Fractionalized Non-Fungible Tokens (F-NFTs).

07/05/2022

LA-22-04: Application of the Securities and Mutual Fund Exemptions to Cryptocurrency, Stablecoins, and Related Investments
This Legal Advisory discusses the application of the 18 U.S.C. § 208 securities and mutual fund exemptions to cryptocurrency, stablecoins, and related investments.

05/19/2022

LA-22-03: Thrift Savings Plan Mutual Fund Window; Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest Considerations
This Legal Advisory discusses the application of the financial disclosure and conflict of interest rules to mutual funds purchased through the Thrift Savings Plan mutual fund window.

04/25/2022

LA-22-02: Sector Fund Exemption Applies to Non-Sector Lines of Business or Subsidiaries of a Company in the Sector
This Legal Advisory clarifies that pursuant to the sector fund exemption, an employee may participate in a particular matter that affects a non-sector line of business or subsidiary of a company that operates within the sector that is the focus of the fund.

01/13/2022

LA-22-01: Effect of Pay Adjustments on Ethics Provisions for Calendar Year 2022
This Legal Advisory identifies the 2022 thresholds for: (1) determining which senior employees are subject to the post-employment restrictions; (2) identifying which officers and employees must file public financial disclosure reports; and (3) implementing the outside employment and outside earned income restrictions for certain covered noncareer employees.


2021