1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov January 14, 2022Executive Branch Ethics and Financial Disclosure Administration: The Role of Designated Agency Ethics Officials (DAEOs)When acting in an official capacity, federal public servants are expected to put the governments interests ahead of their own. Federa
2、l laws (e.g., the Ethics in Government Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 101-112) and regulations (e.g., Standards of Ethics Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, 5 C.F.R. 2635) provide for several programs to help ensure that governmental officials abide by that principle. Government agencies primari
3、ly ensure ethical conduct through the identification and remediation of real or perceived conflicts of interest. The Ethics in Government Act establishes annual financial disclosure requirements to aid in the identification and potential remediation of conflicts of interest. To administer the agency
4、s ethics program, each agency head is required to designate an officiala Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO)to direct “the daily activities of the agencys ethics program” and coordinate with the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) (5 C.F.R. 2638.104(a). The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) provi
