Re-authorizes the Office of Government Ethics for another four years through the end of FY 2010.
The Ethics in Government Authorization Act of 2006 requires the Government Accountability Office to submit to the President and the appropriate Congressional Committees a report that evaluates OGE’s performance and makes recommendations on how to improve its effectiveness.
The Office of Government Ethics is an executive branch agency responsible for overseeing federal executive branch ethics programs, including the financial disclosure process. The OGE also provides overall direction to policies related to preventing conflicts of interest on the part of officers and employees of any executive agency. It was established in 1978 through the Ethics in Government Act, and was originally a part of the Office of Personnel Management. A 1988 reauthorization made the OGE an independent agency.
