Ethics Heatmap

The Office of Government Ethics investigates complaints of ethical misconduct committed by employees and public officials. The heat maps categorize the number of complaints and investigations by category.

The District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (“BEGA”) released its Quarterly Complaint Summary Report for the fourth quarter of FY 2025, covering the period from July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025. During FY2025 Q4, the Office of Government Ethics (“OGE”), an office within BEGA that investigates alleged violations of the District’s Code of Conduct by employees and public officials, closed 57 matters. Over 40% of the matters closed during this quarter (24 out of 57 matters) involved allegations that were outside of BEGA’s jurisdiction. For the 33 closed matters within BEGA’s jurisdiction, allegations involving misuse of government property/resources/vehicles accounted for nine matters (27%), while allegations involving rules governing outside employment or activities accounted for 7 matters (21%), and alleged violations of the rules on gifts/donations accounted for 5 matters (15%). Three matters (9%) involved alleged violations of the conflicts of interest rules and two matters each (6%) involved allegations of preferential treatment/lack of impartiality, nepotism, and use of confidential information. There was one matter each (3%) in the remaining categories.