POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS Are there restrictions on a…

             POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS
Are there restrictions on a former             Are there any additional restrictions
employee after leaving Federal service?        applicable to some former Federal
 P Yes. A former employee may not              employees but not others?
represent anyone before a Federal               P Yes. In addition to the general
agency or Federal court regarding:             restrictions on all employees:
 R any specific-party matter on which the        R senior employees (employees with
employee worked or                             base pay of $148,953 or more per year)
 R for two years after leaving the             are barred for one year from representing
Government, any specific-party matter on       anyone before their former agency and
which a subordinate worked.                    from representing or advising a foreign
                                               government,
Are these the only restrictions?                 R attorneys are subject to bar rules,
 P No. A former employee also may not:           R employees who received buy-outs are
  R use protected nonpublic information,       subject to a 5-year bar on re-employment
  R receive payment for representational       with the Government,
activities of others that took place during     R procurement officials and project
the period the former employee worked          managers are barred for one year from
for the Government, and                        receiving compensation from the winning
  R testify on matters related to the former   bidder of a major procurement
employee's Government work.                    ($10,000,000 or more) on which they had
                                               significant responsibilities,
What is a "specific-party matter"?              R EDA employees are barred for two
 P Any matter in which those involved are      years from working for EDA grantees in
identified by name, such as a contract,        some cases, and
grant, patent, license, or law suit.            R USPTO employees are barred for one
                                               year from obtaining patent rights.
What is "representing"?
 P Communicating to a Federal official to      How may one obtain further information?
influence Government action on behalf of       P By contacting the Ethics Law and
someone other than one's self.                 Programs Division at 202-482-5384.

  Ethics Law and Programs Division, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for
             Administration, United States Department of Commerce
             202-482-5384 ­ ethicsdivision@doc.gov ­ January 2, 2008

                        A WORD ABOUT ETHICS