Executive Orders
Several executive orders are of current or historical significance to the executive branch ethics program. These are listed below.
01/28/2017
Executive Order 13770 (Jan. 28, 2017): Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees

Executive Order 13770 requires political appointees to agree to additional restrictions by signing an Ethics Pledge. Additionally, it revokes and supersedes Executive Order 13490.
01/21/2009
Executive Order 13490 (Jan. 21, 2009): Prescribing Standards of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees

Executive Order 13490 has been revoked and superseded. It required political appointees to agree to additional restrictions by signing an Ethics Pledge.
12/27/2005
Executive Order 13392 (Dec. 27, 2005): Improving Agency Disclosure of Information

Executive Order 13392 directed each agency to review its FOIA operations, develop a plan to ensure that the agency's administration of the FOIA is in accordance with applicable law and the Executive Order, and periodically report on its progress.
01/03/2001
Executive Order 13184 (Jan 3, 2001): Revocation of Executive Order 12834

Executive Order 13184 revoked Executive Order 12834.
01/20/1993
Executive Order 12834 (Jan. 20, 1993): Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees

Executive Order 12834 has been revoked. It required senior political appointees to agree to additional restrictions by signing an Ethics Pledge.
10/17/1990
Executive Order 12731 (Oct. 17, 1990): Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees

Executive Order 12731 modified Executive Order 12674.
04/12/1989
Executive Order 12674 (Apr. 12, 1989): Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees

Executive Order 12674 sets out the basic principles of ethical conduct that are the foundation of the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, at 5 C.F.R. part 2635.
05/08/1965
Executive Order 11222 (May 8, 1965): Prescribing Standards of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees

Executive Order 11222 has been revoked. It set out the basic principles of ethical conduct that were the foundation of the agency standards of conduct regulations that were replaced by the current executive branch-wide Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, at 5 C.F.R. part 2635.