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Ethics Office: Conflict of Interest and SGEs

Updated 12/21/2005

Applying Ethics Rules to Special Government Employees (SGEs)

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  • Ethics Advisors: This issuance is a must read before you advise or apply ethics rules.
  • Situations involving SGEs pose unique ethical issues.  Frequently, SGEs have substantial outside activities and financial interests that may raise difficult ethics questions. 
  • This DAEOgram was issued February 15, 2000, by the Office of Government Ethics and addresses various conflict of interest laws and ethics regulations applicable to SGEs. 
  • The attached Memorandum explains the reasons for this issuance.

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