Assignment Description: You are given, two examples involving Gifts You can choose either example. Please answer the question to the example in your Discussion Board Post. When answering the question, please state a reason, Backup your reason with facts and please use a citation for you facts. (Hint, The Office of Government Ethics is a good source) Provide one citation to support your reason Your post (threads) should have the following word count: Post: 200 words Reverse Revolving Door: Moving From the Private Sector to the Government The conflict of interest laws apply not only to employees leaving the Government but also to individuals moving from the private sector to the Federal Government. Depending upon your duties in your new Government position, you may be required to divest stock in a company that has contracts with your agency. Other financial conflicts may arise from your ties to your former employer, such as pension plans and stock options. Example 1: Two months ago, Kate left her job at a brokerage house and began working for the Securities and Exchange Commission. In her new job with the Government, she has been assigned to an investigation of insider trading by her former employer. She believes that there is a potential appearance problem if she participates in the investigation. She informs the agency ethics official of the issue and requests a determination about whether there is an appearance problem if she participates in the investigation. What decision should the agency ethics official make? Example 2: Sam, who left his job with M Corporation two years ago, is now an undersecretary with the Department of Defense. Sam has a 401(k) plan that is invested in M Corporation stock. M Corporation has numerous contracts with the Department of Defense, and matters involving some of these contracts may come before Sam in his job as an undersecretary. May Sam participate in matters involving the contracts of his former employer