# USDA Ethics Program

**Agency:** Agriculture (USDA)  
**Account:** Salaries and Expenses  
**Source document:** Office of Ethics · p. 6  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/agriculture/usda-ethics-program  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2026 | enacted | 4.5 |
| FY2027 | request | 4.1 |

## Agriculture (USDA) discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $20.40B, FY2026 $33.40B. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## What this funds

The Office of Ethics (OE) is the sole office that operates the Department's Ethics program and implements the statutory and regulatory requirements to raise employee awareness and compliance with ethics laws. OE's work enhances the public's confidence in the integrity of USDA's workforce, programs and initiatives. Because OE is a consolidated office there are no redundant ethics programs in the mission areas. OE is the only office which conducts ethics vetting for incoming Administration appointees, provides daily ethics advice to USDA employees Department-wide, and provides post-employment counseling for departing USDA officials. Despite a proposed adjustment in funding, OE is fully committed to maintaining its high standards and delivering all essential services without compromise. The office will strategically optimize its existing resources and leverage the deep expertise of its dedicated current staff to seamlessly absorb the duties associated with two ethics advisor vacancies. This proactive approach demonstrates OE's exceptional adaptability and unwavering commitment to its crucial mission. Through this resourceful strategy, OE will continue to ensure all USDA employees and political appointees uphold the highest ethical standards, effectively utilizing every available resource to safeguard the Department's integrity and public confidence.


**Where it sits:** Civilian / Non-Defense › Agriculture (USDA) › Office of Ethics › Salaries and Expenses › Salaries and Expenses: Discretionary Appropriations


*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. government. Civilian line dollars are parsed from agency Congressional Justifications and are approximate.*