David Huitema, the director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), is tasked with reviewing the financial assets of Trump's new appointees and preventing conflicts of interest. Huitema faces unique challenges due to Trump's numerous business ties and the past skepticism of some nominees towards ethical oversight.
The top U.S. ethics official charged with preventing government workers' conflicts of interest is about to take the hotseat in Washington, as President-elect Donald Trump 's new Cabinet and other appointees declare their financial assets and prepare for their new jobs. David Huitema, the director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), recently said they are working with the transition team.
Ethics experts say the director of the OGE is in the spotlight during any presidential transition, but Huitema faces special challenges ahead of Trump's second term, evaluating a myriad of business ties for Trump, his family and advisers. Experts pointed to the short, rocky tenure of Walter Shaub, the last person to hold the job when Trump entered the White House, and noted that several of Trump's latest nominees have expressed disdain for the agencies they will run. After nine years as ethics chief at the U.S. State Department, Huitema will spearhead the OGE's standard task of helping scrutinize dozens of new Senate-vetted nominees and thousands of political appointees for potential financial and personal conflicts. If he does his job well, chances are good Huitema could be fired fairly promptly, Shaub warned in an open letter last month. Huitema told Reuters he has faith in the intentions of most new entrants to government. He shared his views on ethics education and maintaining the public trust, but declined to answer specific questions about the incoming administration. The ethics office only deals with potential government employees, he noted. That means it will not vet outside advisers like billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who Trump has asked to recommend cuts in government spending
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