Resources in the Office of General Counsel Ethics Library

The Office of General Counsel has a collection of ethics program materials available to National Archives staff upon request. Our holdings include the following:

Multimedia

Ethics CD-ROM: a multimedia searchable collection of Federal executive branch ethics laws, Executive orders, regulations, advisory opinions, policy memoranda, Federal Register notices, and ethics program administration aids.

Video

National Archives 1996 Annual Ethics Training Video: a 45-minute training video which features an overview of the Standards of Conduct; a brief history of Federal ethics laws; outside employment regulations; misuse of government property; and the Hatch Act. Also includes a 15-minute segment on how to fill out a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450).
Ethics Inquiry: a 45 minute overview of standard of conduct issues in a broadcast-quality news magazine format. Covers gifts from outside sources, gifts between employees, conflicting financial interests and impartiality issues. This from the Office of Government Ethics.
The Battle for Avery Mann: a 20-minute video about a Federal employee struggling with ethical conduct issues. Covers misuse of property, gifts between employees, outside employment. 1997 OGE production.
Integrity in Public Service: Earning the Public's Trust, a 20-minute video which uses vignettes to outline the ethics regulations governing employee conduct.
The Ethical Choice: Ethics for Special Government Employees, a 20-minute video about the ethical obstacles three fictional SGEs must overcome. Covers many of the rules applicable to all executive branch employees.
Public Financial Disclosure: A Closer Look, a 15-minute video which explores the need for high level executive branch officials to file accurate, complete public financial disclosure reports (SF-278).

Booklets

Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch: established by E.O. 12674, applies to all government employees. The title says it all. Each employee should have his/her own copy or access to a copy in the workplace.
Take the High Road: an OGE publication which summarizes ethics laws and regulations in easy to read language using a question/answer format.
A Brief Wrap on Ethics: another OGE publication which summarizes ethics laws and regulations. This one uses anecdotes in looking at various ethics issues.

Pamphlets

Gifts Between Employees: Presents answers to frequently asked gifts questions and provides useful definitions.
Gifts From Outside Sources: Presents parameters of permissibility for the acceptance of gifts from outside sources
Conflicts of Interest and Government Employment: looks at basic conflict of interest laws and regulations.
Gifts of Travel and Other Benefits: provides guidelines for analyzing when employees may accept gifts of travel in connection with official duties.
Rules for the Road: highlights key rules related to post-employment restrictions for certain Federal employees.