MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTION:

PROCESSING OGE FORM 450 FOR SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

1. Notify all your new Special Government Employees (SGEs) that they must file an OGE Form 450 prior to their performing any Government work and provide them with the form. The Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 450, is attached for you to copy for this purpose (Enclosure A). Advise your SGEs that they should keep a copy of their reports to assist them in preparing subsequent reports if their appointment is renewed. Also, please notify all SGEs whose appointments are being renewed that they must file a new OGE Form 450 prior to their reappointment, and provide a blank form for their use. We recommend that you ask SGEs to submit their reports as soon as they can so that the reports can be processed before the SGEs perform any Government work.

2. When you provide the notification, blank form, and Disqualification Statement, please also provide each SGE with a copy of "Instruction to Special Government Employees for Completing OGE Form 450" (Attachment 2 to the cover memo). The "Sample OGE Form 450 for SGEs," together with explanatory Notes (Attachment 3 to the cover memo), should also be included with the package of materials for each SGE. The sample should help them to complete the report in a more timely and accurate manner.

3. To help your supervisors review the reports, please provide each supervisor with a copy of "Instruction: Supervisory Review of OGE Form 450 for SGEs" (Attachment 4 to the cover memo). After the supervisor reviews and signs the report, it must be submitted to DoD SOCO prior to performance of any Government work by SGEs. By carefully completing and reviewing the reports, significant effort and time can be saved.

4. SGEs may not use OGE Form 450-A, Confidential Certificate of No New Interests, which is merely a statement that they have no new interests to report. By regulation, SGEs must file the full form, OGE Form 450, each time they file.

5. If you have any questions, please contact (your name) at (your number). We will assist you in resolving any unique questions or concerns.

Enclosure A

Enclosure A

ATTACHMENT 1