Dual Public-Private Employment Ethics Standard
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#DualPublic-PrivateEmploymentEthicsStandard
Definition
Professional norms and ethical obligations governing the conduct of engineers who simultaneously hold government employment and engage in private consulting practice, particularly regarding conflicts of interest, use of public resources for private work, faithful agent obligations to both employers, and the appearance of impropriety when the two roles intersect in subject matter or client relationships.
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Definition
Professional norms and ethical obligations governing the conduct of engineers who simultaneously hold government employment and engage in private consulting practice, particularly regarding conflicts of interest, use of public resources for private work, faithful agent obligations to both employers, and the appearance of impropriety when the two roles intersect in subject matter or client relationships.
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] Professional norms and ethical obligations governing the conditions under which a professional engineer or engineering firm serving as a municipal or city engineer may also perform design and other engineering services for the same municipality, including the limits of such dual roles, conflict of interest constraints, disclosure obligations, and the prohibition on reviewing one's own work in a public advisory capacity.
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This case raises a number of significant issues and identifies a number of troubling ethical issues that can arise when a professional engineer performs services as a government employee and also is involved in private practice activities outside of his role as a government employee.
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Ontology
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Content Hash
7d980c1f261aba32...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
145
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-02-28T18:11:20.699231+00:00
First Discovered In Case
145
Generated
2026-02-28T18:11:20.699231+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 145 Extraction