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The CDC/ATSDR Ethics and Compliance Activity (ECA) staff provides services and assistance on ethics related activities. The (ECA) is specifically responsible for:
- Interpreting standards of conduct regulations
- Reviewing financial disclosure reports
- Offering ethics training and counseling services to help employees avoid ethics violations
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Financial Conflicts of Interests and Impartiality
Executive branch employees are prohibited by a Federal criminal statue from participating personally and substantially in a particular matter that will affect certain financial interest -
Official Duties Activities
Executive branch employees are required to consider whether their impartiality may be questioned whenever their involvement in a particular matter involving specific parties might affect certain personal and business relationships -
Outside Activities
Executive branch employees are subject to a number of limitations on the outside activities in which they may be involved
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Gifts and Payments
Executive branch employees are subject to restrictions on the gifts that they may accept from sources outside the Government -
Use of Government Position and Resources
Executive branch employees must not use their public office for their own or another's private gain -
Post Government Employment
Information that gives guidance for when disqualification is required while seeking other employment, and restrictions on what you can do after you leave Federal service
Standards & Principles
Amended Executive Order 12731 established the fourteen principles [pdf - 669MB] of ethical conduct for executive branch personnel. The CDC Ethics and Compliance Activity is responsible for ensuring employees are following these standards. Contact our office with any questions.
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- Page last updated: June 2, 2016
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