§ 1201.735-301 - In general.

(a) There is no general prohibition against ACTION employees holding outside employment, including teaching, lecturing, or writing. But no employee may engage in outside employment or associatons if they might result in a conflict or an appearance of conflict between the private interests of the employee and his or her official responsibility.

(b) An employee shall not receive any salary or anything of monetary value from a private source as compensation for his or her services to the Government (18 U.S.C. 209).

(c) An employee shall not have a direct or indirect financial interest that conflicts substantially or appears to conflict substantially with his or her Government duties and responsibilities. Nor may an employee engage in, directly or indirectly, a financial transaction as a result of or primarily relying on information obtained through his or her Government employment.