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If you are a newer ethics official who would like to gain more experience spotting ethics issues, please consider registering to attend the Institute for Ethics in Government’s next Issue Spotting Workshop on Thursday, March 12 from 2 to 4pm EST.
To support the ethics community during this confidential financial disclosure filing season, OGE's Institute for Ethics in Government (IEG) will host several live "How-To Sessions for Analyzing Entries in Annual Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports (OGE Form 450s)."
To help federal employees across the executive branch, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with the Department of the Interior (DOI), has created a novel gamification training module.
Throughout 2026, OGE’s Institute for Ethics in Government (IEG) will provide opportunities for ethics officials, at all levels, to enhance the knowledge and skills they need to administer their agencies’ programs. Please check out the IEG’s Save the Year to learn more and mark your calendars for professional development opportunities that may be especially helpful to you and your team in the year ahead.
If eligible, apply for your 2025 annual PEP certificate before January 31, 2026.
Join a live “How-To Session” on Wednesday, January 28 from 1 to 2pm EST on how to conduct 18 U.S. Code (U.S.C.) 208(a) analyses using the new 18 U.S.C. 208(a) Job Aid.
OGE designed the annual Professional Ethics Practitioner (PEP) certificate for ethics officials who are performing some or all functions of an ethics program at full competency and who wish to maintain their skills and stay current with policy changes and developing practices in the ethics profession. Learn more about this and OGE’s other recurring programs here.
This Course of Study includes videos to learn about and practice public financial disclosure review.
IEG instructors demonstrate how to navigate OGE’s website to locate its many resources that can be used to prepare for Annual Ethics Training.
Designated Agency Ethics Officials (DAEOs) are required by OGE regulations to ensure the officials supporting the program they lead are properly qualified to carry out the functions they have been delegated. This page of resources can assist in fulfilling that requirement.
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