Exhibit 934 ยท Agency statement
Ethics Review of Appointees to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (USDA Office of Ethics statement)
none of the 20 committee members reported any entries on their OGE Form 450 that would prevent them from being appointed
One-page memorandum from a USDA Office of Ethics deputy director. It says each of the 20 appointees to the 2020 DGAC filed an OGE Form 450, which he reviewed for conflicts and impartiality concerns. He concludes that no member reported entries that would prevent appointment under the rules for special government employees.
- Source
- USDA Office of Ethics
- Date
- 1 March 2019
- Quoted from
- p. 1
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2019-03/DGAC%202020%20OE%20Review%20Statement.pdf
- Accessed
- 2026-11-10
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit
- Note
- Linked as 'see letter' from the dietaryguidelines.gov question-and-answer page. The OGE 450 forms themselves are confidential and are not part of the record.