The New York City Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB”) announced Wednesday, Nov. 19, two settlements with public servants who violated the conflicts of interest law’s job-seeking prohibition, which prohibits public servants from seeking employment with a firm while participating in their City capacity in a matter involving that firm.

In the first case, COIB officials said a senior director at NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (“DCAS”) was overseeing a contract with National Renewable Energy Laboratory (“NREL”) while she applied for, interviewed for, negotiated, and accepted employment with NREL. They said the senior director further violated the conflicts of interest law by:

continuing to oversee NREL’s contract during the period between when she accepted employment with

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