INSTRUCTION: SUPERVISORY REVIEW OF OGE FORM 450 for SGEs

The Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) is used to ensure that employees, including Special Government Employees (SGEs), comply with conflict of interest laws and regulations. As a supervisor, you are required to review, sign, and date each financial disclosure report submitted by your SGEs.

Forward the signed OGE Form 450 to (your office) prior to the SGE performing any work for the Government.

If you have any questions or want additional information, please contact (your name, office) at (your number).

You must maintain the confidentiality of all information contained in your employees', including SGEs', OGE Form 450s. Do not leave the reports where they might be seen by others. Do not send the reports through internal mail in unsealed envelopes. Do not use the information in the reports for any purpose other than ensuring that work assignments are not in conflict with financial interests.

Several sources are available to verify whether entries are correct and complete. They are the "Instructions for OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report," prepared by the Office of Government Ethics and attached to the form itself, the "Instruction to Special Government Employees for Completing OGE Form 450," and the "Sample OGE Form 450 for SGEs," including the Notes, prepared by this office.

Review the financial interests listed in the report. When looking at corporations, you must consider corporate subsidiaries. Information regarding corporate subsidiaries may be found in the Directory of Corporate Affiliations located (your office).

If there is no relationship between reported interests and the SGE's work, you should sign and date the report. Make sure the date of your signature is later than the date of the SGE's signature.

If there is a conflict between a reported interest and the SGE's duties, he or she must make a written, signed disqualification statement. A new disqualification statement must be filed each year with each new report. Make sure the SGE is not given any work assignments involving that company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, or joint ventures.

After you sign and date the report, place it in a sealed envelope marked: TO BE OPENED BY ADDRESSEE ONLY. Hand carry or mail the sealed envelope to (your office), or make arrangements to send it to your Admin Officer to be forwarded to (your office & address).

Office Symbol	Date

MEMORANDUM FOR

Name and Title of Supervisor

Office of Counsel

SUBJECT:	Disqualification Concerning Financial Interests in Certain DoD Contractors

Because of financial interests in the companies listed below, during the period of my service with the Department of Defense or until further notice, I am disqualified from taking any action that might affect them.

In the event that any matter brought to me for action may have a direct or predictable impact upon these companies, I will immediately inform you and arrangements will be made to ensure that I am not involved.

The employee who will be handling these actions during my disqualification follows:

The companies, including their subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures include:

Name and title of employee

cc:

Received:	Date:

Name and title of immediate supervisor

Date:

Counsel

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