Research source NBO04
Executive Order 13490 — Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel
- Author / issuing institution
- Barack Obama
- Publisher
- Archived Obama White House
- Original publication date
- 2009-01-21
- Type
- executive_order
- Date accessed
- 2026-10-17
- Language
- en
- Factual summary
- The order requires an ethics pledge for appointees and contains restrictions, administration provisions and a written-waiver mechanism.
- Reliability, relevance and limitations
- Instituted rules do not establish personal sacrifice, universal compliance or improper use of waivers. The waiver mechanism must not be omitted from a favourable account.
- Passage reference
- Pledge, section 3 Waiver and administration provisions
- Archival reference
- Not available
Linked profiles and claims
- Barack Obama
Process · NBO04-C1: The order requires an ethics pledge for appointees and contains restrictions, administration provisions and a written-waiver mechanism. — Passage: Pledge, section 3 Waiver and administration provisions
Service · NBO04-C1: The order requires an ethics pledge for appointees and contains restrictions, administration provisions and a written-waiver mechanism. — Passage: Pledge, section 3 Waiver and administration provisions