Through formal correspondence to Congress, OGE communicates its substantive views on legislative proposals, transmits its own legislative proposals, responds to written congressional inquiries, and transmits performance and other required information.
OGE also regularly communicates with Senate committees to transmit the financial disclosure reports of presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed nominees.
2012
February 8
Letter of February 8, 2012 to Michael Alexander, Majority Staff Director, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Regarding the Scope of Certain Provisions of the STOCK Act (S. 2038) as Amended and Passed by the Senate on February 2, 2012 (PDF)
January 27
Letter to The Honorable Lynn Jenkins, Assistant Whip, Regarding Proposed Rule RIN 3209-AA04 (PDF)
2011
November 22
Letter to Speaker John Boehner, President of the Senate Joseph Biden, Jr., and Others Transmitting a Copy of OGE's Performance Accountability Report for FY 2011 (PDF)
- FY 2011 Performance Accountability Report (PDF)
February 15
Letter to Representative Darrell Issa Regarding OGE's Freedom of Information Act Program (PDF)
January 25
Letter to Speaker John Boehner and Others Transmitting a Copy of OGE’s Performance Accountability Report for FY 2010 (PDF)
- FY 2010 Performance Accountability Report (PDF)
2010
December 3
Letter to Senator Joseph Lieberman and Others Transmitting a Copy of OGE’s Performance Accountability Report for FY 2010 (PDF)
December 3
Letter sent to Speaker Nancy Pelosi Transmitting a Copy of OGE’s Performance Accountability Report for FY 2010 (PDF)
2009
August 7
Letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Regarding OGE's Travel and Conference Policies (PDF)
June 23
Letter to Senator Charles Grassley Regarding OGE's Work on Implementing the Ethics Pledge and Providing SF278s to the Public (PDF)
March 10
Letter to Representative Edolphus Towns Regarding a Bill Amending FACA that Creates New Requirements for Special Government Employees and Representatives (PDF)
2008
April 22
Letter to the Senate Transmitting OGE’s Proposal to Amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 by Streamlining and Simplifying Financial Disclosures (PDF)
April 22
Letter to the House of Representatives Transmitting OGE’s Proposal to Amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 by Streamlining and Simplifying Financial Disclosures (PDF)
April 21
Letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi Regarding a Bill Amending FACA that Creates New Requirements for Special Government Employees and Representatives (PDF)
2007
December 10
Letter to Representative John Dingell Regarding H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007, which Precludes CPSC Employees from Accepting Certain Gifts (PDF)
October 29
Letter to Senator Carl Levin and Representative Ike Skelton Regarding H.R. 1585 (Defense Authorization) that Requires Contractors to report Information about their Ethics Programs (PDF)
August 28
Letter to Senator Edward Kennedy and Others Regarding the Prohibition on Supplementation of Salary in 18 U.S.C. 209 being Amended to Permit Employee Participation in Student Loan Forgiveness Programs (PDF)
June 20
Letter to Senator Tom Coburn Regarding OGE’s Motivation for Writing the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee about his Floor Amendment (PDF)
June 5
Letter to Senators Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens Regarding S. 761, the America Competes Act, which Creates New Conflicts of Interest Requirements for Federal Contractors (PDF)
February 23
Letter to Representative Henry Waxman Regarding H.R. 984, the Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007, which Creates New Disclosure Requirements and Post-Employment Restrictions (PDF)
2006
September 25
Letter to Representative Frank Wolf Regarding Concerns of a Contractor that Wants to Create an Automated OGE Form 450 (PDF)
2005
June 6
Letter to Senator John Warner Regarding Secretary of the Army's Divestiture of Funds to Comply with his Ethics Agreement (PDF)
2004
November 9
Letter to Representative Tom Davis Regarding the Status of a Request from the Senior Executives Association for an Advisory Opinion about 18 U.S.C. 208 (PDF)
September 1
Letter to Senator Joseph Lieberman Regarding OGE’s Review of a Report by the Inspector General for the Department of the Interior (PDF)
July 19
Letter to Representative Tom Davis Regarding Recommendations made in a General Accounting Office Report about Ensuring Independence in Federal Advisory Committees (PDF)
July 19
Letter to Senator Susan Collins Regarding Recommendations made in a General Accounting Office Report about Ensuring Independence in Federal Advisory Committees (PDF)
2003
November 21
Letter to Senator Ernest Hollings and John McCain Regarding S. 1264 (Reauthorizing the FCC) that Deals with Senior Employees for Purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207 Post-Employment Restrictions (PDF)
November 20
Letter to Representative John Conyers Regarding Comments He made in a Press Statement on Conflicts of Interest Laws as They Apply to Special Government Employees (PDF)
October 30
Letter to Representative C.W. Young and Others Regarding Annual Technology Security Review for OGE (PDF)
October 30
Letter to Senator Ted Stevens and Others Regarding Annual Technology Security Review for OGE (PDF)
October 29
Letter to Representatives W.J. Tauzin and James Greenwood Transmitting the Complete 1987 Review Report of the Ethics Program at the National Institutes of Health (PDF)
September 5
Letter to Senator Paul Sarbanes Regarding the Financial Holdings of Mr. Mark Brickell, Nominee for the Position of Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (PDF)
August 1
Letter to the Senate Transmitting OGE's Inventories of Commercial and Inherently Governmental Activities, Pursuant to the Federal Inventory Reform Act (PDF)
August 1
Letter to the House of Representatives Transmitting OGE's Inventories of Commercial and Inherently Governmental Activities, Pursuant to the Federal Inventory Reform Act (PDF)
July 16
Letter to the Senate Transmitting OGE’s Proposal to Amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 by Streamlining and Simplifying Financial Disclosures (PDF)
July 16
Letter to the House of Representatives Transmitting OGE’s Proposal to Amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 by Streamlining and Simplifying Financial Disclosures (PDF)
July 9
Letter to Senators John Warner and Carl Levin Regarding H.R. 1588 (Defense Authorization), which would Add Restrictions Duplicating the Standards of Conduct (PDF)
May 7
Letter to Senator Russ Feingold Regarding the Hiring of the Former Acting Administrator of the FAA to a Position in a Private Company and the Applicability of 18 U.S.C. 207 Post-Employment Restrictions (PDF)
April 7
Letter to Speaker Dennis Hastert Transmitting a Copy of OGE’s Performance Accountability Report for FY 2002 (PDF)
2002
November 7
Letter to Representative Lane Evans Regarding a Special Review by OGE of Outside Employment for “At Risk” Employees at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (PDF)
September 26
Letter to Representative Dan Burton Transmitting OGE’s Proposed New and Altered (Revised) Systems of Records Report (PDF)
September 26
Letter to Senator Joseph Lieberman Transmitting OGE’s Proposed New and Altered (Revised) Systems of Records Report (PDF)
June 14
Letter to Representative Stephen Horn Regarding the Reporting Requirements for Gifts Given to the President of the United States and how They would Change under H.R. 1081 (PDF)
June 5
Letter to Senator Harry Reid Regarding Mr. Robert Card’s (Under Secretary of the Department of Energy) Involvement with a Private Company and Potential Conflicts of Interest (PDF)
May 7
Letter to Senator George Allen Regarding a Merit Systems Protection Board Action Brought by One of Senator Allen’s Constituents (PDF)
April 11
Letter to Representative Albert Wynn Noting that an Audit of Contracting and Personnel Operations at the Library of Congress is Outside OGE's Jurisdiction (PDF)
March 19
Letter to Senators Joseph Lieberman and Fred Thompson Regarding S. 1811, a Bill Changing the Financial Disclosure Process for Presidential Nominees (PDF)
March 6
Letter to Representatives Dan Burton and Henry Waxman Analyzing H.R. 3843 (Federal Information Technology Workforce and Acquisition Improvement Act) Against Current Law (PDF)