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Overview of Stock Divestiture Requirements Under 10 U.S.C. § 988

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Department of Defense Standards of Conduct Office
Published
2023-11-02
Accessed
2026-09-03
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    Five senators wrote that, if the reported purchase attempt was accurate, it could violate Hegseth's ethics agreement; they cited 10 U.S.C. § 988 restrictions on covered Defense officials' holdings in top contractors and Office of Government Ethics guidance that a single-industry sector fund can create criminal-conflict exposure under 18 U.S.C. § 208.

    10 U.S.C. § 988 covered-official divestiture requirements

    Hegseth's broker was reported to have sought a defense-sector ETF purchase before the Iran war · Pentagon denied the report March 30; senators requested records April 1 · reviewed 2026-09-03