News

07/30/2026

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, August 13 from 1 to 3pm EDT. 

07/24/2026

In an upcoming live training session, “Navigating the OGE Website,” on Thursday, August 6, from 2 to 3pm EDT, OGE will demonstrate how to navigate its website and access helpful resources.

06/03/2026

A Course of Study is multi-part training series designed to help ethics officials develop comprehensive skills in an ethics program area.

05/20/2026

In an upcoming live training session, “Benchmark Your Ethics Program,” on Thursday, May 28, from 2 to 3pm EDT, OGE will share data from the most recent Annual Agency Ethics

05/08/2026

The IEG has published a new video course introducing public financial disclosure review to current reviewers of confidential reports.

05/07/2026

In this short live broadcast, an IEG instructor will introduce foundational concepts and resources for new reviewers of public financial disclosure reports.  

05/06/2026

Public financial disclosure season is here. We are pleased to offer live training opportunities this filing season and remind you of other OGE resources that can assist you in your work.

04/23/2026

If you have earned six or more PEP credits in 2026 and would like to receive your annual PEP certificate, the application to do so is now open!

02/26/2026

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.

02/05/2026

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)."

01/30/2026

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.

01/30/2026

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.

01/27/2026

If eligible, apply for your 2025 annual PEP certificate before January 31, 2026.

01/26/2026

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.  

01/20/2026

Join Institute for Ethics in Government (IEG) instructors for a live demonstration of navigating OGE's website and locating its confidential financial disclosure resources.

01/14/2026

Join Institute for Ethics in Government (IEG) instructors for a short live broadcast to hear about the IEG’s plans for ethics education in calendar year 2026. 

01/13/2026

The IEG sent out a compilation of resources to assist ethics officials during the confidential financial disclosure filing season.

01/09/2026

The IEG has released a new course for supervisors and others who help ethics officials review confidential financial disclosure reports (OGE Form 450s).

12/11/2025

Join instructors from the Institute for Ethics in Government (IEG) as they demonstrate how to use the gifts analysis process to work through sample ethics questions involving gifts from outside sources.

12/03/2025

The IEG sent out a compilation of resources to help with questions related to gifts from outside sources, gifts between employees, and fundraising.

12/01/2025

The IEG has published a new video course introducing advice and counsel to new ethics officials.

12/01/2025

The IEG has published a new video course introducing the gifts from outside sources rule to new ethics officials.

11/20/2025

If you are a newer ethics official who would like to gain more experience with issue spotting, please consider registering to attend the Institute for Ethics in Government’s Issue Spotting Workshop on Thursday, December 4 from 2 to 4pm EST.

09/19/2025

If you are a newer ethics official who would like to gain more experience with issue spotting, please consider registering to attend the Institute for Ethics in Government’s Issue Spotting Workshop on Tuesday, September 30 from 1 to 3pm EDT.

08/28/2025

OGE’s Institute for Ethics in Government has published a course on avoiding conflict of interest and appearance concerns arising from spousal employment.

08/26/2025

Are you ready to deliver Annual Ethics Training? If you do not have a plan for delivering Annual Ethics Training this year, or you want to refresh your plan, please join the Institute for Ethics in Government’s upcoming live session, Using OGE Resources to Prepare for Annual Ethics Training, on Thursday, September 4 from 2 to 3pm EDT.

08/20/2025

The IEG has published a new video course introducing the ethics program to new ethics officials.

08/20/2025

The IEG has published a new video course introducing the ethics laws and regulations to new ethics officials.

08/20/2025

The IEG has published a new video course introducing the confidential financial disclosure program to new ethics officials.

08/20/2025

The IEG has published a new video course introducing the public financial disclosure program to new ethics officials.