Ethics Counselor's Deskbook Chapter

• PGE and PI Deskbook (2021)

Note: The Ethics Counselor's Deskbook is intended to serve as a hornbook to assist ethics counsel in researching a particular topic. It is not and should not be cited to as legal authority.  

Presentation & Training Materials

• Presentation on Post-Government Employment Restrictions (2022)
• Post-Government Employment Seminar Questions  (2022)
• Presentation on the Emoluments Clause
• PGE Training Slides (2020)

 Forms

• PGE Certification for OGE 278 Filers 

Templates

• Sample Post-Government Service Log (2020)
• Model Disqualification Statement for Personnel Serviced by Other Agencies and DAEOs (2020)
• Model Disqualification Statement for OSD Personnel (2020)
• Model for Post-Government Employment Opinion (2021)
• Model Disqualification and STOCK ACT Notification (2020)

  Other Resources

• SOCO Interpretation of Covered DoD Officials Under Section 847 [2 year lookback] (April 16, 2014)
• Prevention of Violations of Post-Government Service Employment Restrictions (DepSecDef Memo, October 25, 2004).
• FYI: Post-Government Employment Advice/Letters (May 5, 2010)
• Applying the Compensation Ban to Program Managers (1999) 
• Application of Procurement Integrity Act and Regulations (July 12, 2011)
• Summary of the Emoluments Clause Restrictions
• White Paper: Application of Emoluments Clause to DoD Civilian and Military Personnel (2022)
• Information Paper on One Year Cooling-Off Period for NGB Senior Officials (2020)
• Reserve Officer Matrix (Quick reference on the applicability of post-Government employment rules on Officers in the Reserve Component) (2020) 
• DoD Instruction 1000.32 (Section 1045 Guidance) (2020)

Important - Political Appointees who have signed the President's Ethics Pledge may have additional restrictions.(See Other Ethics Topics under the Ethics Topics tab.)