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To learn more read our lapse plan here. Please note, OGE continues to review financial disclosure reports of Presidential nominees to positions requiring Senate confirmation.

Related Guidance for Federal Employees:
LA-18-16: Ethics Laws and Regulations Continue to Apply to Federal Government Employees during Furlough Periods
LA-19-01 : Ethics Guidance for Employees in Non-Pay Status During a Lapse in Appropriations
This FAQ provides guidance for those employees who participated in the Deferred Resignation Program or who are in other extended leave status.



88 FR 53351: Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the United States Postal Service

August 8, 2023

The United States Postal Service (Postal Service), with the concurrence of the United States Office of Government Ethics (OGE), amends the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the United States Postal Service by updating and refining outside employment and activity provisions (including prior approval requirements and prohibitions), by adding new requirements applicable to Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) employees, Postal Service Governors, the Postmaster General, and the Deputy Postmaster General, and by making limited technical and ministerial changes.

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-08/pdf/2023-16811.pdf