Legal Advisories
The Legal Advisories page contains the DAEOgrams on substantive ethics issues published by OGE from 1992 to 2010, the Advisory Opinions published by OGE from 1979 to 2010, and the Legal Advisories, which OGE began publishing in 2011. On occasion, OGE will add notes to past guidance documents when that guidance is updated or superseded by law, regulation, or subsequent OGE guidance.
12/10/2009
DO-09-032: A Reminder about Holiday Gifts and Fundraising
OGE updates a poem that reminds executive branch employees, in an entertaining way, about the ethics rules on solicitation and acceptance of gifts.
11/10/2009
DO-09-030: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Executive Branch employees may accept offers of free attendance at events from the Kennedy Center, consistent with the gift rules in the Standards of Ethical Conduct. This determination is limited to the Kennedy Center and should not be read as extending to all congressionally-established entities.
10/23/2009
DO-09-029: 2008 Conflict of Interest Prosecution Survey
2008 Conflict of Interest Prosecution Survey
05/26/2009
DO-09-020: Speeches and Paragraph 2 of the Ethics Pledge; Intergovernmental Personnel Act Detailees
OGE addresses questions about how to apply Paragraph 2 of the Ethics Pledge in Executive Order 13490 to an appointee who gives an official speech at an event sponsored by a former employer or client. OGE also addresses the question of whether the Pledge applies to detailees under the IPA. [The guidance in this advisory was modified in 2017 by legal advisories
LA-17-02 and
LA-17-03.]
04/28/2009
DO-09-014: Holdover Appointees and the Ethics Pledge
Appointees from the prior Administration must sign the Ethics Pledge once the 100-day grace period expires. [The guidance in this advisory was modified in 2017 by legal advisories
LA-17-02 and
LA-17-03.]
03/26/2009
DO-09-011: Revolving Door Ban of the Ethics Pledge (Ban on All Appointees Entering Government)
OGE provides an explanation of the phrases that comprise paragraph 2 of the Ethics Pledge and discusses how paragraph 2 interacts with existing impartiality regulations. [The guidance in this advisory was modified in 2017 by legal advisories
LA-17-02 and
LA-17-03.]
02/26/2009
DO-09-010: Who Must Sign the Ethics Pledge?
OGE identifies the categories of officials who must sign the Ethics Pledge required by Executive Order 13490 and those who are not required to sign. [The guidance in this advisory was modified in 2017 by legal advisories
LA-17-02 and
LA-17-03.]
02/23/2009
DO-09-008: Authorizations Pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order 13490, Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel
OGE provides guidance to Designated Agency Ethics Officials on the exercise of waiver authority under Section 3 of Executive Order 13490. [The guidance in this advisory was modified in 2017 by legal advisories
LA-17-02 and
LA-17-03.]
02/11/2009
DO-09-007: Lobbyist Gift Ban Guidance
OGE provides guidance on the implementation and interpretation of the lobbyist gift ban in paragraph 1 of the Ethics Pledge in Executive Order 13490. [The guidance in this advisory was modified in 2017 by legal advisories
LA-17-02 and
LA-17-03.]
02/10/2009
DO-09-005: Signing the Ethics Pledge
OGE describes when various appointees must sign the Ethics Pledge in Executive Order 13490. [The guidance in this advisory was modified in 2017 by legal advisories
LA-17-02 and
LA-17-03.]
01/22/2009
DO-09-003: Executive Order 13490, Ethics Pledge
OGE provides an overview of President Obama's Executive Order 13490, "Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel." [The guidance in this advisory was modified in 2017 by legal advisories
LA-17-02 and
LA-17-03.]
01/15/2009
DO-09-001: Presidential Inaugural Events
OGE reminds agencies of the ethical requirements pertaining to offers of free attendance from various sources to Federal employees to attend Inauguration-related events, including the Inaugural Parade, Inaugural Balls, receptions, dinners and fundraisers.