OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS ISSUES RULE: EXECUTIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AND STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT REGULATIONS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Office Of Government Ethics has issued a rule called: Executive Branch Financial Disclosure and Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 28 by Keith Sonderling, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics.

Summary: The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is updating its executive branch regulation on financial disclosure to reflect the retroactive statutory increase of the reporting thresholds for gifts and travel reimbursements. OGE is also updating the executive branchwide standards of ethical conduct regulation to raise the widely attended gatherings nonsponsor gifts exception dollar ceiling tied to these thresholds. This latter change is not retroa...