Resources
OGE's "Election Readiness" Page
Post-Employment Course of Study
Nominee Financial Disclosure Review Course of Study
OGE's "Education through Training & Advice" Page
Under its resources, see the "Ethics Education Toolkits" page for assistance with developing and delivering ethics briefings and initial ethics trainings.
DAEO Designation Leadership Memo
Lessons Learned from Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Election Readiness Workshops (PDF)
OGE held a series of workshops during October 2020, and these workshops brought together senior ethics officials from across the executive branch. This document details some of the practices shared during their discussions.
On-Demand Courses
Preparing Your Agency’s Ethics Program for a Presidential Election Year
OGE regulations require a Designated Agency Ethics Officials (DAEO) to evaluate whether their agency’s ethics program has an adequate number of trained ethics officials to deliver effective support during the period after a Presidential election. See 5 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 2638.604(p). In this broadcast, OGE shares resources, tips, and strategies to help agency ethics officials begin preparing their programs for the election year.
Are You Ready? Preparing for the Presidential Election
As ethics officials, you have a key role to play in the peaceful transfer of power from one Administration to the next, which is one of the remarkable aspects of our democracy. In this session, a panel of experts have an informative discussion about the work underway to be ready for the Presidential election, regardless of outcome, and what you should be doing to prepare.
Are You Ready? An Interview with Dr. Martha Joynt Kumar, Director of the White House Transition Project
In this interview, Dr. Martha Joynt Kumar as Director of the White House Transition Project shares lessons learned from previous Presidential elections, insights into effectively supporting incoming administrations, and thoughts about how the COVID-19 pandemic may affect the election and the period that follows.
Preparing for the Presidential Election
Institute for Ethics in Government instructors share ideas to plan ahead for a Presidential election. Specifically, they discuss resource management and planning, transition planning, preparing new leaders, coaching and educating nominees, and off-boarding and on-boarding employees.
