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{{Organization | |||
|OrganizationName=Office of Government Ethics | |||
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies | |||
|Mission=To provide leadership and oversight of the executive branch ethics program, designed to prevent and resolve conflicts of interest. OGE promotes high ethical standards for executive branch employees and fosters public confidence in government integrity. | |||
|CreationLegislation=Ethics in Government Act of 1978 | |||
|Employees=75 | |||
|Budget=$17 million (Fiscal Year 2020) | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Director | |||
|Services=Ethics training; Financial disclosure; Ethics guidance; Enforcement | |||
|Regulations=Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (5 C.F.R. Part 2635); Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, Qualified Trusts, and Certificates of Divestiture (5 C.F.R. Part 2634) | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.90122, -77.02866 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005, United States | |||
|Website=https://www.oge.gov/ | |||
}} | |||
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The '''United States Office of Government Ethics''' ('''OGE''') is an independent agency within the [[Executive branch of the United States government|executive branch]] of the [[U.S. Federal Government]] which is responsible for directing executive branch policies relating to the prevention of [[conflicts of interest]] on the part of Federal executive branch officers and employees. Under the [[Ethics in Government Act]], this agency was originally part of the [[Office of Personnel Management]] from 1978 until it separated in 1989. | The '''United States Office of Government Ethics''' ('''OGE''') is an independent agency within the [[Executive branch of the United States government|executive branch]] of the [[U.S. Federal Government]] which is responsible for directing executive branch policies relating to the prevention of [[conflicts of interest]] on the part of Federal executive branch officers and employees. Under the [[Ethics in Government Act]], this agency was originally part of the [[Office of Personnel Management]] from 1978 until it separated in 1989. | ||
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Government ethics concerns in the United States were first addressed by Congress in 1853.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49">{{cite journal |last1=Davies|first1=Mark|last2=Leventhal|first2=Steven|last3=Mullaney|first3=Thomas|date=Fall 2003|title=An Abbreviated History of Government Ethics Laws—Part II|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/conflicts/downloads/pdf2/municipal_ethics_laws_ny_state/history_govt_ethicslaws_davies_pt2.pdf|journal=Municipal Lawyer|publisher=New York State Bar Association|volume=27|issue=3|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite act |type=Act|date=26 February 1853|index=10 Stat. 170 (1853)|legislature=United States Congress|title=An Act to prevent Frauds upon the Treasury of the United States|url=https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/32nd-congress/session-2/c32s2ch81.pdf|language=en}}</ref> The act, entitled "An Act to prevent Frauds upon the Treasury of the United States," made it a misdemeanor for "any officer of the United States" or "any Senator or Representative in Congress" to assist in or prosecute "any claim against the United States." | Government ethics concerns in the United States were first addressed by Congress in 1853.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49">{{cite journal |last1=Davies|first1=Mark|last2=Leventhal|first2=Steven|last3=Mullaney|first3=Thomas|date=Fall 2003|title=An Abbreviated History of Government Ethics Laws—Part II|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/conflicts/downloads/pdf2/municipal_ethics_laws_ny_state/history_govt_ethicslaws_davies_pt2.pdf|journal=Municipal Lawyer|publisher=New York State Bar Association|volume=27|issue=3|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite act |type=Act|date=26 February 1853|index=10 Stat. 170 (1853)|legislature=United States Congress|title=An Act to prevent Frauds upon the Treasury of the United States|url=https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/32nd-congress/session-2/c32s2ch81.pdf|language=en}}</ref> The act, entitled "An Act to prevent Frauds upon the Treasury of the United States," made it a misdemeanor for "any officer of the United States" or "any Senator or Representative in Congress" to assist in or prosecute "any claim against the United States." | ||
Ethics concerns continued to obtain during the Civil War.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49" /> | Ethics concerns continued to obtain during the Civil War.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49" /> Theodore Roosevelt, prior to becoming [[Vice-President]], served as United States Civil Service Commissioner under President [[Benjamin Harrison]]. He drew on this experience to help create the modern merit system (now exemplified by the [[United States Merit Systems Protection Board]]) for federal employees, as President.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49" /> This, in turn, led to further developments, including the focus on ethics in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1933 inaugural speech. | ||
Following Watergate, Congress passed the [[Ethics in Government Act of 1978]] as an attempt to curb the ongoing issues with Ethics in Government.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49" /> | Following Watergate, Congress passed the [[Ethics in Government Act of 1978]] as an attempt to curb the ongoing issues with Ethics in Government.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49" /> | ||