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Post-Employment Conflict of Interest Restrictions; Revision of Departmental Component Designations
The Government Ethics Office published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 15, 2026. It took effect on October 15, 2026.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is issuing this final rule to update the name of an existing departmental component that was previously designated for purposes of the one-year post- employment conflict of interest restriction for senior employees.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-21059
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule; technical amendment
- Agency
- Government Ethics Office
- Published
- October 15, 2026
- Takes effect
- October 15, 2026
- Dates
- Effective October 15, 2026.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3209-AA72
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 5 CFR 2641
- Topics
- Government employees
- Pages
- 2
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|---|---|---|
| Exempting Certain Career Federal Employees From Ethics Reporting Requirements 2026-14872 | Final rule | Jul 23 |
| 2025 Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Ethics in Government Act Violations 2025-00671 | Final rule | Jan 15, 2025 |
| Post-Employment Conflict of Interest Restrictions; Revision of Departmental Component Designations 2024-20699 | Final rule | Sep 12, 2024 |
| Post-Employment Conflict of Interest Restrictions; Revision of Departmental Component Designations 2024-10995 | Proposed rule | May 28, 2024 |
| Modernization Updates to Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch 2024-10339 · significant | Final rule | May 17, 2024 |
| 2024 Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Ethics in Government Act Violations 2024-00271 | Final rule | Jan 10, 2024 |
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