Thomas Shedd is on unpaid leave from Tesla while serving as deputy commissioner leading a government technology unit at the General Services Administration. He also simultaneously led the Labor Department's technology office until recently. Shedd reported the unpaid leave from Tesla in his public financial disclosure for GSA. Ethics experts described the arrangement as highly unusual and problematic for conflict-of-interest safeguards. Officials warned that a leave of absence from a private employer is rare in government and creates heightened scrutiny. Elon Musk's companies hold numerous government contracts, prior federal loans, and regulatory credits, increasing ethics and oversight concerns.
It's unheard of,
From a conflict of interest perspective, it's a mess. It's highly inappropriate.
decided to go into this job with a conflict of interest in Tesla,
the deputy commissioner, like all GSA employees, completed ethics training. All appropriate ethics policies and processes were followed regarding
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