(a) The Office of Government Ethics (``the Office'') provides overall direction and leadership concerning executive branch policies related to preventing conflicts of interest. The head of each agency has primary responsibility for the administration of the ``ethics in government'' program within his or her agency. The Office carries out its leadership role by:
(1) Providing information on and promoting ethical standards in executive agencies;
(2) Consulting with agencies regarding their agency ethics programs and assisting them in interpreting ethics rules and regulations;
(3) Developing rules and regulations pertaining to conflicts of interests and standards of conduct;
(4) Monitoring compliance with the public and confidential financial disclosure requirements;
(5) Establishing a formal advisory opinion service; and
(6) Evaluating the effectiveness of programs designed to prevent conflicts of interests.