Office of Government Ethics
Government Body·government·AI Enriched
Relationships:5
Events:0
Library:4
Confidence:
95%
Key Facts
Type
Government Body
Sector
government
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Headquarters
Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Founded
1/1/1978
Dissolved
Active
Website
Also Known As
OGEUnited States Office of Government EthicsOffice of Government Ethics
Tags
independent agencyethics oversightexecutive branch
Overall Confidence
95%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Leadership
No leadership added
Positions
No positions added
Government Level
Not specified
Branch
Not specified
Country (if foreign)
Not applicable
Parent Agency
None (top-level)
Jurisdiction
Not specified
About
Independent U.S. agency tasked with overseeing federal ethics laws, advising on conflicts of interest for executive branch employees. The United States Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is an independent agency within the 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.
Key Relationships
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
sued
CREW has sued the Office of Government Ethics multiple times, including in 2020, to enforce transparency in presidential ethics disclosures and address lapses in oversight.
Since 2017
Donald Trump
affiliated
Trump removed the head of the Office of Government Ethics, leaving the agency without a head or chief of staff.
Steve Feinberg
affiliated
Approved Feinberg's ethics agreement allowing ongoing relationship with Cerberus
MB
Marc Berkowitz
supervised
OGE guidelines govern Berkowitz's financial disclosure requirements and recusal obligations regarding Lockheed Martin holdings.
Jonathan Morrison
supervised
OGE guidelines govern Morrison's financial disclosure requirements regarding former position with Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association.