What We Do
The Ethics Program provides ethics advice and training to nearly 9,000 Service employees. In addition, the Program develops agency ethics policy and manages the Service's financial disclosure reporting process for the more than 1,900 Service employees required to file annual reports. Issues handled by this office include questions regarding the acceptance of gifts, entertainment and travel expenses from non-Federal sources, outside employment and activities, charitable fundraising, misuse of position and government resources, political activities, and post-government employment. Ethics counselors' duties include reviewing employees’ financial disclosure reports, providing employees with ethics counseling and training, and preparing reports required by the Department of the Interior and the Office of Government Ethics.
Our Services
- Financial Conflicts of Interest
- Forms
- Fundraising, Solicitation, and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
- Furlough and Government Shutdown Guidance
- Gambling Activities
- Gifts
- Laws and Regulations
- Lobbying
- Nepotism
- Outside Employment and Activities
- Political Activities and The Hatch Act
- Post-Government Employment
- Service Guidance
- Serving as an Expert Witness
- Social Media
- Training
- Travel Expenses
- Use of Government Position and Resources