USPS Headquarters, Ethics Office.
Employees required to file public or confidential financial disclosure reports, including the Postmaster General, Deputy Postmaster General, USPS Chief Ethics Officer, administrative law judges, the Governors of the Postal Service, and other USPS employees determined by regulation.
- Public Financial Disclosure Report: Standard Form OGE Form 278 and supplemental statements including the individual’s name, title, work location, employment status, personal financial records, and reports related thereto.
- Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report: Office of Government Ethics. OGE Form 450 and supplemental statements including the individual’s name, title, work location, employment status, personal financial records, and reports related thereto.
39 U.S.C. 401, 410; and 5 U.S.C. Appendix 4.
To meet the statutory requirements of the Ethics in Government Act with respect to the filing of public and confidential financial disclosure reports by covered individuals.
Standard routine uses 1. through 9. apply. In addition:
- Records may be disclosed to any source when necessary to obtain information relevant to a conflict-of-interest investigation or determination.
Automated database, computer storage media, and paper.
By individual’s name.
Paper records, computers, and computer storage media are located in controlled-access areas under supervision of program personnel. Access to these areas is limited to authorized personnel, who must be identified with a badge. Access to records is limited to individuals whose official duties require such access. Contractors and licensees are subject to contract controls and unannounced on-site audits and inspections. Computers are protected by mechanical locks, card key systems, or other physical access control methods. The use of computer systems is regulated with installed security software, computer logon identifications, and operating system controls including access controls, terminal and transaction logging, and file management software.
Records are retained 6 years. Records existing on paper are destroyed by burning, pulping, or shredding. Records existing on computer storage media are destroyed according to the applicable USPS media sanitization practice.
Ethics Office, United States Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20260.
Individuals wanting to know if information about them is maintained in this system of records must address inquiries as follows:
For all OGE Form 450 filers, to the Ethics Office, USPS Headquarters.
For field and Headquarters OGE Form 278 filers, to the system manager.
Requests for access must be made in accordance with the Notification Procedure above and USPS Privacy Act regulations regarding access to records and verification of identity under 39 CFR 266.6. Requests for OGE Form 278 reports must be submitted using OGE Form 201.
See Notification Procedure and Record Access Procedures above.
Subject individual; their counsel or representative; ethics officials; individuals alleging conflicts of interest; and persons contacted during any investigation of such allegations.
