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As a Commerce employee, you are subject to ethics rules detailed in the documents below. The U.S. Office of Government Ethics Standards of Conduct: Summary for Executive Branch Employees can be found here.   A brief summary of the conduct standards for serving in the U.S. Government can be found here.  

Summaries of Ethics Rules

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If you fall into any of the following categories, then certain additional rules may apply to you.

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