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NRCS-Specific Ethics Training Library
Updated 01/30/2007
The following NRCS-Specific ethics training presentations are available for
download. The training is listed by year, starting with the most recent.
Where the "Date" is followed by an asterisk (*), the workbook materials are
available for download through a compressed zip file.
These documents may require one or more of the following:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Zip File

2007 Ethics Training Presentations
| Date |
Event &
Presenter |
Location |
Topics |
| 01/11/07 01/23/07 |
Financial Disclosure SEA Training
(186 KB) Presenter: Markci D. Metcalf |
Live Net-Meetings |
SEA Training on Revised Financial Disclosure OGE-450 Report;
New Report Periods; Initial Review and Other Pertinent Information |
2006 Ethics Training Presentations
2005 Ethics Training Presentations
| Date |
Event &
Presenter |
Location |
Topics |
| 12/12/05* |
Relations with Non-Federal Organizations (1156 KB) Presenter:
Caryl J. Butcher |
Little Rock, AR |
Participation with non-federal organizations, employee interests in NRCS
programs, outside gifts, non-federal travel assistance, awards, fundraising,
political activity & lobbying. |
| 11/08/05* |
Post-Employment for State Ethics Advisors (121 KB) Presenter: Caryl J.
Butcher |
Live Net-Meeting |
Post-employment restrictions that apply to
Agency employees. |
| 10/27/05* |
2005 Liaison Training
(725 KB) Presenter: Caryl J. Butcher |
Des Moines, IA |
Restrictions on Agency relations with
non-Federals, liaison activities, fundraising, political activity, and
lobbying. |
| 08/15-19/05* |
2005 SEA Training Conference:
Day 1 (1101 KB)
Day 2 (1733 KB)
Day 3 (2032 KB)
Presenter: Caryl J. Butcher |
Orlando, FL |
All Topics |
| 07/19/05* |
Ethics Training for Liaisons
(1157 KB) Presenter: Caryl J. Butcher |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Restrictions on Agency relations with
non-Federals, liaison activities, fundraising, political activity, and
lobbying |
| 06/23/05* |
Participation in Programs
(421 KB) Presenter: Caryl J. Butcher |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Participation in programs: How to avoid ethics
violations due to interest in Agency programs. |
| 05/18/05 |
New State
Conservationist Training (2193 KB) Presenter: Caryl J. Butcher |
Washington, DC |
Employee interests in programs, relations with
non-Federals, outside employment, and non-Federal travel assistance |
| 04/18/05* |
Ethics Training for Regional Assistant Chiefs (RACs) (141 KB) Presenter: Caryl J. Butcher |
Washington, DC |
Gifts and awards, non-Federal travel assistance,
outside employment, conflicting interests, and participation in Agency
programs |
| 02/01-02/05* |
All Employee Meeting
(2132 KB) Presenter: Caryl J. Butcher |
State College, PA |
Participation in Agency programs and
participation in non-Federal organizations |
| 12/13-17/04* |
Organization's Ethics Training
(1957 KB) Presenter: Caryl J. Butcher |
Sacramento, CA |
Grants and agreements, political activity, and
fundraising |
| 11/29-12/02/04* |
All Employees Training Conference
(172 KB) Presenter: Caryl J. Butcher |
Ft. Worth, TX |
Political Activity and Lobbying |
| 11/16/-18/04* |
Technical Service Provider
(TSP) Conference (940 KB) Presenter: Caryl J. Butcher |
Reno, NV |
Conflicting interests, outside employment, and
post-employment |
| 10/26/04 |
Supervisory Training
(2120 KB) Presenter: Caryl J. Butcher |
Lake Placid, NY |
Participation in Programs, outside employment,
post-retirement, and grants & agreements. |
2004 Selected Training Presentations
| Date |
Event &
Presenter |
Location |
Topics |
| 06/21/04 07/12/04
07/20/04
07/26/04 |
Ethics Training for all State Special Emphasis Program Managers (SEPMs)
(2166 KB)
Presenter: Markci D. Metcalf |
Sacramento, CA Verona, NY
Nashville, TN
Minneapolis, MN |
Ethics Training for SEPMs (Overview of Liaison
issues, gifts from outside sources, and gifts between employees) |
| 04/26/2004 |
Federal Grants, Cooperative and Contribution Agreements Conference and
Training Session Presenter: Caryl J. Butcher |
New Orleans, LA |
Grants, Agreements, Contribution Agreements |
| 04/14/04* |
Ethics Training on Liaisons for the Civil Rights Division
(774 KB) Presenter: Caryl
J. Butcher |
Beltsville, MD |
Participation with Non-Federal Organizations for
Liaisons: Conflicting Interests, Prohibited Representation, Misuse of
Position, Fundraising, Political Activity, and Lobbying |
| 03/18/04* |
Ethics Training on Liaisons, Leadership Team
(169 KB) |
Washington, DC |
Executive Briefing on Agency Relations with
non-Federals |
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