12/09/1991

OGE discusses the application of 18 U.S.C. § 208 to an employee who both directly and indirectly acts on particular matters concerning a private contractor that would have a direct and predictable effect on the financial interest of his spouse, an employee and shareholder of the private contractor.

10/15/1991

OGE responds to concerns about the burden of statutorily mandated financial disclosure on filers and discusses how such disclosure ensures a lower percentage of actual and perceived conflicts of interest.

10/11/1991

OGE discusses the effect of the honoraria ban on an agency attorney's ability to teach non-traditional continuing legal education courses.

09/05/1991

OGE discusses the application of 18 U.S.C. § 208 to pension benefits currently held by an appointee, and the remedies (recusal or waiver) available to avoid a conflict of interest.

08/29/1991

OGE discusses the effect of the honorarium ban on the acceptance of monetary payment for the teaching of a part-time course not related to the employee's official duties.

08/29/1991

OGE discusses the application of the permanent post-government employment ban found at 18 U.S.C. § 207 to an ongoing system procurement conducted by the General Services Administration (GSA).

08/20/1991

OGE gives advice on subsequently codified Standards of Ethical Conduct proscribing employee's use of public office for public gain.

08/19/1991

OGE discusses both individual and general waivers of the conflict of interest restrictions found at 18 U.S.C. § 208, and the inapplicability of such waivers to conflict of interest prohibitions found in individual agencies' enabling acts.

08/12/1991

OGE answers several questions relating to the application of 18 U.S.C. § 207 to the post-Government service activities of a former senior employee of the executive branch.

08/09/1991

OGE discusses whether a raffle may be held on Government property if the proceeds will be donated to a charitable organization or to an employee welfare and recreation association.

08/02/1991

OGE provides guidance on the effect of the honoraria ban on the acceptance of compensation for writing non-fiction books as well as the permissibility of diverting honoraria to a charitable entity in lieu of personal acceptance.

07/22/1991

OGE advises that the term "procurement official" found at 41 U.S.C. § 423(p)(3) (Procurement Integrity Act) likely does not extend to a business entity, such as a corporation, but rather only to individuals.

07/22/1991

OGE agrees with an agency's implementation of the Standards of Conduct to bar an employee from selling a computer software package of the agency's advisory opinions he created on his own time, as such outside activity would constitute an appearance of a conflict of interest.

07/17/1991

18 U.S.C. § 207 barred an employee from representing his employer (company B) on a contract to the Government. The employee had worked personally and substantially on the contract with company A while a Government employee, The contract was later assigned to company B. The particular matter continued through both an amendment and a party change.

07/09/1991

OGE provides a general overview of the honoraria ban and its effect on employees who may wish to write books.

07/08/1991

OGE addresses an agency’s question about whether a Government employee may live with, and pay rent to, another Government employee who works in the same agency and is within the first employee's area of supervision.

07/02/1991

Graduates who accept employment with the Federal Government during the period of their deferral from employment with private law firms have an agreement concerning prospective employment for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 208. The deferral payments the graduates receive would not be made to compensate them for services as Federal employees.

07/01/1991

The honoraria ban does not prohibit an employee from receiving compensation for writing short stories that are works of fiction and certain other activities.

06/24/1991

Pending the outcome of litigation, it is permissible for an employee to ask a person who has agreed to pay him an honorarium to establish an escrow account with provision for payment of the honorarium in the event of a final decision.

05/29/1991

OGE explains the extension periods available for the SF 278.

05/17/1991

A special Government employee (SGE) who serves in a volunteer capacity as the executive director of a nonprofit, tax-exempt educational organization is subject to several restrictions on his participation in agency matters pertaining to the non-profit.

05/13/1991

The Ethics in Government Act requires agencies to use a pay rate equivalency to determine who outside the General Schedule meets the threshold for filing public financial disclosure reports (SF 278).

05/02/1991

The issue of an employee not satisfying his or her just debts in good faith is a personnel matter and must be resolved by the employee's agency rather than OGE.

04/19/1991

In his civilian life, a National Guard pilot was a stockholder and president of a company that provided refueling services at airports. OGE analyzes whether he would violate 18 U.S.C. § 208 if he were to refuel at an airport served by his company.

04/11/1991

OGE discusses whether the application of the honoraria ban would prohibit a Federal employee from accepting compensation for teaching a series of three-day seminars on a particular topic sponsored and funded by a state university.

04/09/1991

Usually, OGE will not issue a certificate of divestiture for property held in an employee benefit plan. The employee must demonstrate that the interests are not eligible for rollover treatment.

04/04/1991

Although the prosecution by a Government employee of a patent application for a private party for compensation is generally subject to the prohibition of 18 U.S.C. § 203, the prohibition will not apply if the employee is a special Government employee (SGE). This opinion also addresses the status of military reservists as SGEs.

03/15/1991

An agency may accept reimbursement of the travel expenses incurred by its employees to attend training provided by a second agency. Because the reimbursement is paid to the agency and not to the employees, the standards of conduct are not directly applicable.

02/22/1991

A private sector attorney who represented clients before a Government agency was a prohibited source.  In the absence of an exception, employees of the agency should not accept food or drink at these parties. 

02/21/1991

OGE discusses the application of the honoraria ban in the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 to activities of a Government employee who, in his personal capacity, served as an ordained minister.