This opinion responds to a request for guidance on the District’s ethics rules as they pertain to serving as President and CEO of an organization that does business with the District.
This advisory opinion has been written by request and provides guidance to the Mayor's Office of the Senior Advisor ("OSA") regarding whether representatives of OSA may attend the 2024 Democratic...
This advisory opinion provides guidance on how District employees and elected officials should properly use official social media accounts to avoid violating the ethics rules.
This advisory opinion has been written by request and provides guidance to the Office of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions on the circumstances under which Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners...
This advisory opinion has been written by request and provides guidance to a past District government employee regarding whether, under the District’s post-employment rules, he can enter an...
This advisory opinion discusses the obligation of District employees to cooperate with Office of Government Ethics’ (“OGE”) investigations and the prohibition against retaliating against employees...
This opinion responds to a request for clarification on the Distric'ts outside activity ethics rules (DPM § 1807.1, et seq) as they pertain to teaching as an Adjunct Professor.
This advisory opinion provides clarification on the permissible and prohibited uses of campaign slogans by District employees in their official capacity under the Local Hatch Act.
This advisory opinion provides guidance on when a written recusal is required and how employees should properly recuse themselves to avoid violating the ethics rules.
This advisory opinion provides guidance on the financial disclosure reporting system for District government employees and public officials. This advisory opinion explains the purpose of financial...