B-227320: Feb 9, 1989

Military Personnel - Pay - Retired personnel - Post-employment restrictions A retired Regular Navy officer who was employed by a Department of Defense contractor did not violate 37 U.S.C. This is so even though the technical solution proposed by the officer ultimately led to a modification of the contract. USN (Retired) - Selling to the Department of Defense: The question in this case is whether r...

B-227320: Feb 9, 1989

The Navy requested a decision concerning whether a retired Navy officer's activities on behalf of a defense contractor constituted a conflict of interest. GAO held that the former officer's activities did not constitute a conflict of interest, since: (1) he did not participate in contract negotiations, but merely obtained technical background information for others to use; and (2) the contractor t...