Special Government Employee (SGE)

SGEs are defined at 18 U.S.C. 202(a): Generally, employees performing temporary duty for 130 days or less in any 365 day period, including Reserve and National Guard officers while on active duty solely for training, or while serving involuntarily. While section 202(a) does not include enlisted members as SGEs, the Joint Ethics Regulation (JER), at section 1-232, applies the definition to enlisted members the same as it applies to officers. Unless excepted or required to file an SF 278, all SGEs must file a 450. See 5 C.F.R. 2634.904(b). See exceptions in 7-300a(2) of the JER. One exception is reservists on active duty for less than 30 consecutive days in a calendar year.