Service Guidance

Ethics Manual Chapters:

  • 212 FW 1, Standards of Conduct
  • 212 FW 2, Financial Reporting Requirements
  • 212 FW 4, Participation with non-Federal Organizations in a Personal or Official Capacity
  • 212 FW 5, Outside Employment or Activity
  • 212 FW 6, Political Activities and the Hatch Act
  • 212 FW 10, Accepting Awards and Honorary Degrees From a Non-Federal Source
  • 212 FW 11, Adjunct or Affiliate Status with Universities and Research Institutes  
  • 212 FW 12, Use of Government Position, Title, or Authority
  • 265 FW 13, Temporary Duty Travel – Acceptance of Travel Expenses (formerly 212 FW 3, Acceptance of Travel Expenses from Non-Federal Sources)

Other Manual Chapters:

Contact: Office of Public Affairs

  • 115 FW 1, Official Public Communications - General Policy and Procedure

Contact: Office of Public Affairs

  • 115 FW 2, Public Communications in a Personal Capacity About Employees’ Work

Contact: Office of Public Affairs

  • 117 FW 1, Policy Review Guidance for Scientific Publications

Contact: Charisa Morris, Scientific Integrity Officer, charisa_morris@fws.gov or (301) 875-8937

  • 119 FW 1, Approving and Completing Surveys

Contact: Madonna L. Baucum, Information Collection Clearance Officer, madonna_baucum@fws.gov or (703) 358-2503

  • 212 FW 7, Scientific Integrity and Scholarly Conduct.

Contact: Charisa Morris, Scientific Integrity Officer, charisa_morris@fws.gov or (301) 875-8937

  • 212 FW 8, Donations, Fundraising and Solicitations (for the Service)

Contact: Doug Hobbs, Chief of the Division of Partners and Intergovernmental Affairs, Doug_Hobbs@fws.gov or (703) 358-2336

  • 227 FW 8, Personal Relationships between Supervisors and Subordinates

Contact: FWS Employee Relations

  • 265 FW 13, Temporary Duty Travel – Acceptance of Travel Expenses (formerly 212 FW 3, Acceptance of Travel Expenses from Non-Federal Sources)

Contact: Ethics Office

  • 301 FW 3, Conflicts of Interest and Other Legal and Ethical Prohibitions

Contact: Division of Contracting and General Services

  • 409 FW 1, Reporting Allegations of Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and Mismanagement

Contact: Kathy Garrity, OIG Investigation Liaison, katherine_garrity@fws.gov or (703) 358-2551

  • 633 FW 1 - 4, Working with Friends Organizations

    Contact: Linda Schnee, Refuges National Friends and Partnership Coordinator, linda_schnee@fws.gov or (703) 358-1840

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