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Is the sandwich available to all federal employees?

Can employees volunteer during the shutdown?

Do I have to return to my DOI job after shutdown?

Can I accept a gift card from a local organization?

Can you get a federal government discount?

Can you give a gift during a shutdown?

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Is the sandwich available to all federal employees?

Yes, if the sandwich is being offered to all Federal government employees or to anyone who is impacted by the partial government shutdown, and the offer is not limited only to certain Federal employees, such as those employed by DOI, or only to furloughed employees.

Can employees volunteer during the shutdown?

No. Employees deemed non-excepted may not volunteer their services and may not continue working on DOI business during the partial government shutdown.

Do I have to return to my DOI job after shutdown?

If you do accept a job with a non-Federal employer, you should be aware that you must return to your DOI position on the next regular work day after being notified about the end of the partial government shutdown. Additionally, please consult with your servicing ethics office about whether any recusal or other ethics-related requirements result from your non-Federal employment.

Can I accept a gift card from a local organization?

In this case, it generally will depend on the donor and the amount of the gift card offered to you. The ethics regulations distinguish between gift cards issued by a credit card company or other financial institution, which are viewed as the equivalent of a gift of cash and may not be accepted, and gift cards issued by specific stores such as restaurants and grocery and retail stores, which may be accepted in certain circumstances. In the question above, although the local organization is a “prohibited source” because it does business with the DOI, you may still accept a gift card to a grocery store offered to furloughed employees and valued at $20 or less per occasion, so long as the total value of these gifts to you from the local organization does not exceed $50 in a calendar year, and you do not accept gifts so frequently from the local organization that a reasonable person would question your impartiality.

Can you get a federal government discount?

Yes, you may accept commercial discounts or benefits available to the general public, to all Federal government employees, or to anyone impacted by the partial government shutdown (so long as the offered discount or benefit is not limited only to certain Federal employees, such as those employed by DOI, or only to furloughed employees). Additionally, there is no limit on the value/amount of the discount or benefit offered, so long as it is offered as described above. Please note that the discount can be limited to all Federal government employees in a specific geographic area.

Can you give a gift during a shutdown?

Yes. All of the ethics rules continue to apply to employees during a partial government shutdown. Employees may not accept a gift during a furlough that he or she could not accept during regular Federal government operations. The general rule concerning gifts from an outside or non-Federal source (versus gifts between employees) is that a Federal employee may not accept a gift from a “prohibited source” or given because of his or her official position with the DOI. A gift is considered to be given because of your official position when the circumstances make it clear that you would not have received the gift, but for your employment status with the Federal government generally and/or the DOI specifically.

Is the sandwich available to all federal employees?

Yes, if the sandwich is being offered to all Federal government employees or to anyone who is impacted by the partial government shutdown, and the offer is not limited only to certain Federal employees, such as those employed by DOI, or only to furloughed employees.

Can employees volunteer during the shutdown?

No. Employees deemed non-excepted may not volunteer their services and may not continue working on DOI business during the partial government shutdown.

Do I have to return to my DOI job after shutdown?

If you do accept a job with a non-Federal employer, you should be aware that you must return to your DOI position on the next regular work day after being notified about the end of the partial government shutdown. Additionally, please consult with your servicing ethics office about whether any recusal or other ethics-related requirements result from your non-Federal employment.

Can I accept a gift card from a local organization?

In this case, it generally will depend on the donor and the amount of the gift card offered to you. The ethics regulations distinguish between gift cards issued by a credit card company or other financial institution, which are viewed as the equivalent of a gift of cash and may not be accepted, and gift cards issued by specific stores such as restaurants and grocery and retail stores, which may be accepted in certain circumstances. In the question above, although the local organization is a “prohibited source” because it does business with the DOI, you may still accept a gift card to a grocery store offered to furloughed employees and valued at $20 or less per occasion, so long as the total value of these gifts to you from the local organization does not exceed $50 in a calendar year, and you do not accept gifts so frequently from the local organization that a reasonable person would question your impartiality.

Can you get a federal government discount?

Yes, you may accept commercial discounts or benefits available to the general public, to all Federal government employees, or to anyone impacted by the partial government shutdown (so long as the offered discount or benefit is not limited only to certain Federal employees, such as those employed by DOI, or only to furloughed employees). Additionally, there is no limit on the value/amount of the discount or benefit offered, so long as it is offered as described above. Please note that the discount can be limited to all Federal government employees in a specific geographic area.

Can you give a gift during a shutdown?

Yes. All of the ethics rules continue to apply to employees during a partial government shutdown. Employees may not accept a gift during a furlough that he or she could not accept during regular Federal government operations. The general rule concerning gifts from an outside or non-Federal source (versus gifts between employees) is that a Federal employee may not accept a gift from a “prohibited source” or given because of his or her official position with the DOI. A gift is considered to be given because of your official position when the circumstances make it clear that you would not have received the gift, but for your employment status with the Federal government generally and/or the DOI specifically.