"[The Office of Government Ethics]' mission is to ensure ethics across the federal government, the federal employee workforce," John Martin said.

Feds exploring alternative sources of income during the shutdown should be mindful of rules and ethics restrictions governing outside employment.

Two of our three daughters, and my wife as a high schooler, engaged in the infamous corn country summer employment that thousands of teenagers have participated here in the Midwest: Detasseling.

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