Ethics - Standards of Conduct
for Government Employees

(Bedrock Standards for How Government and Civilian Employees Should Operate)

In general, employees must act impartially, in the public’s interest, putting their personal interests aside, and MUST AVOID EVEN THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY

Employees’ Guide to Standards of Conduct (A Quick-Reference Guide for Employees on Gifts, Conflicts of Interest, Use of Government Resources, Outside Activities, Off-Duty Employment, and Gifts of Travel)

Department of Defense's Joint Ethics Regulation

SECNAVINST 5350.15C Instruction (DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) CORE VALUES CHARTER AND ETHICS TRAINING)

(Conflict of Interest Forms Required to Be Filed By Certain Employees)

Confidential Filing of Information on the OGE Form 450

• Required for certain employees, in grades 0-6/GS-15 and below:
  • Who must file
  • 450 Exclusion
  • Navy Determination of Exclusion
    
• Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Form 450 (Create a new or change your annual report)
• Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Form 450-A (Annual report with no changes from the previous year. Even for annual filers without changes, the full OGE Form 450 must be filed once every three years)
• Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Form 450 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
• WRNMMC Guide to OGE Form 450
• Determining Which Positions Should File A Confidential Financial Disclosure Report: A Worksheet
• OGE Tutorial on filing the OGE Form 450

Public Filing of Information on the OGE 278

• For flag officers/SES equivalent
• Link to the OGE 278
• OGE 278 Instructions
• OGE 278 Checklist to Avoid Common Errors
• 2011 Post-Employment Certification
• Annual Post-Employment Certification

Here is the link for the training: 2011 Annual Ethics Training Online. Click on 2011 Annual Ethics Training.  At the end you'll get a training certificate.  Please provide a copy of it to us either to Ms. Vera Cropp's attention (vera.cropp@med.navy.mil) or bring it by the WRNMMC Staff Judge Advocate's Office in Building 1, 6th Deck. Any questions? Contact 301-295-2215. As a reminder, OGE 450 filers MUST complete the training by 31 December 2011.  Your Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) is the WRNMMC Staff Judge Advocate.

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WRNMMC Staff Judge Advocate
Legal Office – Bldg 1, 6th Floor
Main Office: (301) 295-2215

Gifts to Service Members and Their Families from Non-Federal Sources

SECNAVINST 4001.2J, Acceptance of Gifts

Gifts of Travel (Non-Federal Source offer Gift Funds For Official TAD)

Gifts of Travel Decision Matrix

Off-Duty Employment/Outside Activities

Contractors in the Federal Workplace

Political Campaigns and Elections

• DODD 1344.10 – Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces
• DoD PA Election Year Guidance
• Hatch Act Frequently Asked Questions: The Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. 7321-7326) and its regulations (5 C.F.R. 733-734) place certain restrictions on the political activity of Federal civilian employees.  The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) administers, enforces, and provides guidance on the Hatch Act.  OSC's website contains an extensive FAQ section (it now has 60 questions and answers).
• Frequently Asked Question Regarding the Hatch Act and Social Media
• Memorandum on Policy for Political Visits
• Memorandum on Civilian Employees' Participation in Political Activities
• OPM regulations covering political activities of Federal civilian employees residing in designated localities

Post-Government Employment Advice

(Retirees or those separating from Military/Federal Work and seeking a Job That’s Outside Federal Service, such as a Private Contractor)

• For post-government employment ethics advice, complete the Post-Government Employment questionnaire to better assist us in customizing our advice to you particular situation.
  
• General Guidance on Post-Government Restrictions
• Seeking Employment Restrictions (Rules When You Are Looking For a New Job)

Publications Clearance

To request clearance for clinical, professional, and research-related authored works (lectures, posters, manuscripts, web postings, etc.), go to IRBNet, which is part of the Defense Medical Research Network available at Army/Defense Knowledge Online (AKO/DKO). You will first need an AKO/DKO account, https://www.us.army.mil. Once you have an account, the Defense Medical Research Network is found at https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/596540, which also contains instructions for submitting these documents for review.

Holiday Guidance for DOD Personnel

• Navy Ethics Compass
• DoD Standards of Conduct Office
• Office of Government Ethics