I.    Introduction    
  
II.   Conflicts of Interest

III.  Impartiality

IV.  Gifts from Contractors

V.   Seeking Employment

VI.  After You Leave

VII. Joining the Government

VIII. Where to Get Help

 

 

Some "Impartiality" Examples

Your ethics official is likely to consider a number of factors to help you analyze situations where your impartiality might be questioned.

If you have a close relationship with the person, your ethics official is likely to determine that you should not work on the Government matter. However, if it is not a close relationship, your ethics official may conclude that your agency's interests are best served by your working on the matter.

Example 1: Your duties require you to work on an agency contract for munitions with BFG, Inc., which is a large public company. Your sister works for BFG, but she's in a completely different division of the company that manufactures jet engines. In this case you may decide that it's appropriate for you to work on the munitions contract.

Example 2: Six months ago you left ACME company to join the Government. ACME has a contract with your agency to provide your agency with IT consulting services. In fact, you worked on that contract when you were employed by ACME. In this case, you would probably decide that you should not work on the contract in your new position with the Government.