WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Office of the Secretary has issued a rule called: Standards of Conduct; Revocation of Superseded Regulations; Revision of Residual Provisions.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 22 by Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary: The Department of Health and Human Services (Department or HHS) is revising and reissuing the Standards of Conduct, a set of substantive and procedural rules relating to conduct and employee responsibilities that augment the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Supplemental Financial Disclosure Re...