Other Useful Documents And Web Sites

Intergovernmental Personnel Act Policy and Procedures Manual: This manual was produced by the Office of Human Resources. This document contains comprehensive information on EPA's IPA policies and procedures. (Here's a link to a PDF document of the manual. It's rather long, so you might consider saving the file electronically rather than printing it out.)

EPA Ethics Advisory 07-03: Ethics Issues Related to Intergovernmental Personnel Act Assignments. This ethics advisory addresses frequently asked questions that arise with respect to IPA assignments. The advisory provides specific guidance to employees on IPA assignments and is a good document to print out. (Here's a link to a PDF document of the ethics advisory.)

OPM's "Provisions of the IPA Mobility Program: This internet site (from the Office of Personnel Management) contains extensive information on the IPA mobility program including purpose, coverage, length/termination of assignments, and much more. You might want to print this document out. (Here's a link to the internet site).

OGE's Advisory DO-06-031: This is a summary of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act Summary from the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). It's a very nice summary of the kinds of ethics issues that can arise in connection with IPA assignments and is also a good document to print out (Here's a link to a PDF document of the advisory).