Ethics Heatmap

The Office of Government Ethics investigates complaints of ethical misconduct committed by employees and public officials. The heat maps categorize the number of complaints and investigations by category.

The District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (“BEGA”) released its Quarterly Complaint Summary Report for the second quarter of FY 2026, covering the period from January 1, 2026, to March 31, 2026. During FY2026 Q2, the Office of Government Ethics (“OGE”), an office within BEGA that investigates alleged violations of the District’s Code of Conduct by employees and public officials, closed 124 matters. Less than half the matters (44.35% or 55 out of 124 matters) involved allegations that were outside of BEGA’s jurisdiction.

For the 69 closed matters within BEGA’s jurisdiction, allegations involving rules governing outside employment or activities accounted for 23 matters (33.33%), while allegations involving misuse of government property/resources/vehicles accounted for 13 matters (18.84%) and alleged violations of the nepotism rules were involved in 12 matters (17.39%). There were seven matters each (10.14%) stemming from allegations involving violations of the conflict-of-interest rules and six matters (8.70%) alleging preferential treatment or lack of impartiality. Three complaints (4.35%) alleged use of public office for private gain and two matters (2.90%) involved potential violations of the rules governing gifts and donations. There was one matter (1.45%) in each of the remaining categories.