# Exempting Certain Career Federal Employees From Ethics Reporting Requirements

**Action Urgency Score:** 30/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Government Ethics Office |
| Type | Final rule |
| Action | Interim final rule; request for comments. |
| Published | 2026-07-23 |
| Effective | 2026-07-23 |
| Comments close | 2026-08-24 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 5 CFR 2634 |
| Summary | The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is amending the ethics reporting requirements to preserve the filing status of each position transferred to Schedule Policy/Career as it existed prior to being rescheduled. The effect of this rule will be to continue the exclusion of all Schedule Policy/Career employees who are not otherwise required to file public financial disclosure reports from the requirement to file, which should not adversely affect the integrity of the Government or the public's confidence in the integrity of the Government. Moreover, requiring these employees to file public financ |
| Document number | 2026-14872 |

## Why this score
- Final rule.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/23/2026-14872/exempting-certain-career-federal-employees-from-ethics-reporting-requirements). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T21:40:49.974Z.
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