Several executive orders are of current or historical significance to the executive branch ethics program.
Executive Order 11222 (May 8, 1965): Prescribing Standards of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees
Executive Order 11222 has been revoked. It set out the basic principles of ethical conduct that were the foundation of the agency standards of conduct regulations that were replaced by the current executive branch-wide Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, at 5 C.F.R. part 2635.
Learn More ›Executive Order 12674 (Apr. 12, 1989): Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees
Executive Order 12674 sets out the basic principles of ethical conduct that are the foundation of the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, at 5 C.F.R. part 2635.
Learn More ›Executive Order 12731 (Oct. 17, 1990): Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees
Executive Order 12731 modified Executive Order 12674.
Learn More ›Executive Order 12834 (Jan. 20, 1993): Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees
Executive Order 12834 has been revoked. It required senior political appointees to agree to additional restrictions by signing an Ethics Pledge.
Learn More ›Executive Order 13184 (Dec. 28, 2000): Revocation of Executive Order 12834
Executive Order 13184 revoked Executive Order 12834.
Learn More ›Executive Order 13490 (Jan. 21, 2009): Prescribing Standards of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees
Executive Order 13490 requires political appointees to agree to additional restrictions by signing an Ethics Pledge.
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