11/02/1979

OGE declined to grant a waiver of the public financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 without additional information from the employee requesting the waiver.

10/26/1979

The legislative history and the text of the Ethics in Government Act indicate that GAO was subject to the post-Government employment interim regulations published in April 1979.

09/28/1979

An employee’s personal and substantial participation in a matter precludes him from making appearances before or communications to a Federal agency with regard to that matter. 

08/17/1979

An employee’s leave of absence agreement with an organization is an arrangement concerning prospective employment.  Divestiture of re-employment rights resolves the conflict of interest with the organization.

08/03/1979

Former 18 U.S.C. § 207(g) did not apply to situation in which law firm with a former Government attorney as a partner represented a client in a matter in which the former Government attorney participated.

07/12/1979

The public may not use a financial disclosure report for prohibited purposes such as commercial activity.  Agencies are not required to notify employees about requests for their reports.

06/18/1979

This opinion discusses the applicability of the Ethics in Government Act to personnel servicng on detail under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act.