Office of Science Quality and Integrity

2017 Ethics Guide for Department of the Interior Employees

As explained in the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, 5 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) 2635.402, an employee is prohibited by a criminal ethics statute, 18 U.S.C. § 208(a), from participating personally and substantially in an official capacity in any particular matter in which, to his/her knowledge, he/she or any person whose

A list of documents for scientists to include in their RGE or EDGE packages. Instructions and submission information are included.

Adjunct or affiliate status with universities and research institutes is typically granted to USGS employees on the basis of their official USGS job duties and scientific research. The linkage between the adjunct/affiliate status and their USGS positions means that USGS employees have restrictions on their interactions with universities and research institutions that their

This training module is intended primarily for USGS authors and covers the requirements and best practices for obtaining USGS Bureau approval for information products other than journal articles, Abstracts, Posters, and Presentations. There are separate training modules available for these other information product types owing to the different FSP requirements associated

This training module is intended primarily for USGS first line supervisors who directly manage scientists, contractors, or emeriti employed by or associated with the USGS or who oversee research grants given to entities outside of the USGS.

This training module explains USGS Fundamental Science Practice responsibilities for USGS Science Center Directors.

No matter what policies and guidelines are developed, the responsibility for science excellence remains where it has always been—in the hands and minds of the dedicated scientists of the USGS.

This training module is intended primarily for USGS authors and covers the requirements and best practices for obtaining USGS Bureau approval for Abstracts, Posters, and Presentations.

Updated August 2021

This update slightly modifies previous information on page 4, which is now "You shall adhere to all laws and regulations that provide equal opportunities for all Americans regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability."

List of Employees Serving with Professional Scientific Organization in their Official Capacity (Last Updated in May 2018)

Notification of Negotiations for Post-Government Compensation and Recusal Statement: OGE Form 278 filers are required by the STOCK Act to send this notification and recusal statement (both signed and dated, as an email attachment) to EthicsOffice@usgs.gov within 3 business days after beginning any negotiations for

I. INTRODUCTION

Beginning in late May 2020, protesters began organizing large demonstrations across the

United States. The immediate precipitating event was the videotaped police killing of George

Floyd, a black man. However, the demonstrations are largely focused on the issue of racism in

America more broadly and not limited to Mr. Floyd’s

Peer review plan for rigorously valuing the impact of projected coral reef degradation on coastal hazard risk in Florida.

Peer review plan for drivers of extreme water levels in a large, urban, high-energy coastal estuary – a case study of the San Francisco Bay and Delta

Peer review plan for rigorously valuing the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on coastal hazard risks in Florida and Puerto Rico.

Impacts of sand removal and placement in coastal barrier systems

Sediment mobility and river corridor assessment for a 140-km segment of the mainstem Klamath River below Iron Gate Dam, CA

Peer review plan for rigorously valuing the coastal hazard risks reduction provided by potential coral reef restoration in Florida and Puerto Rico.

Peer review plan for mapping aquifer salinity gradients and effects of oil-field produced water disposal using geophysical logs: Elk Hills, Buena Vista and Coles Levee Oil Fields, San Joaquin Basin, California.

Peer review plan for the preliminary assessment of the wave generating potential from failure of landslides at Barry Arm, Prince William Sound, Alaska.

Peer review summary for rigorously valuing the impact of projected coral reef degradation on coastal hazard risk in Florida.

Peer review summary for drivers of extreme water levels in a large, urban, high-energy coastal estuary – a case study of the San Francisco Bay and Delta.

Peer review summary of Groundwater Quality of Aquifers Overlying the Oxnard Oil Field, Ventura County, California.

Peer review summary for rigorously valuing the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on coastal hazard risks in Florida and Puerto Rico.

Sediment mobility and river corridor assessment for a 140-km segment of the mainstem Klamath River below Iron Gate Dam, CA, By J.A. Curtis, T.B. Poitras, S. Bond, and K.B. Byrd.

Peer review summary for rigorously valuing the coastal hazard risks reduction provided by potential coral reef restoration in Florida and Puerto Rico.

Peer review summary for Range-wide Greater Sage-Grouse Hierarchical Monitoring Framework: Implications for Defining Population Boundaries, Trend Estimation, and a Targeted Annual Warning System.

Peer review summary for Selenium Hazards in the Salton Sea Environment: Summary of Current Knowledge to Inform Future Wetland Management.

Peer review summary for water-quality change following remediation using structural bulkheads in abandoned draining mines, upper Arkansas River and upper Animas River, Colorado, USA.

Peer Review Summary. Plants as vectors for environmental prion transmission.

Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research at the U.S. Geological Survey:
Scholarly Publications and Data Biannual Implementation Update, January 2016

This training module explains USGS Fundamental Science Practice responsiblities for releasing USGS scientific data.

Information Required by the Ethics Office from Employee to Prepare an MOU

IMPORTANT NOTE: You must have an approved authorization of assignment memorandum signed by the USGS Director before acting in your official capacity as an officer or member of a board of directors (or a similar position) with a professional scientific

The approval sheet that must be signed by the scientist, supervisor, and Center Director (or equivalent) and included with the scientist's RGE or EDGE package. This is a Word version of the document.

The approval sheet that must be signed by the scientist, supervisor, and Center Director (or equivalent) and included with the scientist's RGE or EDGE package. This a fillable, PDF version that allows for electronic signatures. NOTE: signatories should NOT lock the document until the final person signs it.