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Operating Status: OGE is affected by the lapse in appropriations.

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.



OGE Releases its Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2016 and Annual Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2014

February 2, 2015


The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) provides overall leadership and oversight of the executive branch ethics program designed to prevent and resolve conflicts of interest. OGE’s mission is part of the very foundation of public service. To carry out its mission, OGE: 

  • promulgates and maintains enforceable standards of ethical conduct for approximately 2.7 million employees in over 130 executive branch agencies and the White House; 
  • oversees a financial disclosure system that reaches more than 27,000 public and more than 370,000 confidential financial disclosure report filers; 
  • ensures that executive branch agency ethics programs are in compliance with applicable ethics laws and regulations; 
  • provides education and training to the more than 5,000 ethics officials executive branch-wide; 
  • conducts outreach to the general public, the private sector, and civil society; and
  • provides technical assistance to state, local, and foreign governments and international organizations.

To learn more about how OGE accomplishes its mission and OGE’s future plans, read OGE's Congressional Budget Justification, Annual Performance Plan, and Annual Performance Report.