---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 73.206"
title: "45"
number: "73.206"
heading: "Other prohibitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/73.206"
---

# §73.206. Other prohibitions.


Employees must avoid any action, irrespective of whether it is specifically prohibited by this part, that might result in or create the appearance of:

- (a) Impeding Government efficiency or economy; or
- (b) **Making a Government decision outside of official channels.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301.

### Source

Source: 46 FR 7369, Jan. 23, 1981, as amended at 90 FR 40978, Aug. 22, 2025, unless otherwise noted.