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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP.  I asked because I work in the private sector for a fortune 500, and people  in the private sector do it all the time for their children, relatives, neighbors' kids, friends, etc...  I did it a few times myself.  What is such a big deal about it?[/quote]
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The difference is that you work for a Fortune 500 company and your husband is a Federal Executive.

It’s not okay because Federal Employees are subject to a long list of ethics rules. We are using public money when we do our jobs and it’s imperative that money is used above board in all interactions. Everything we do is public record. Your husband’s emails are saved. They’re sent to NARA. Any individual can request them. What if another contractor loses the contract. And the one who won is the one who employed the PM that helped your son? The losing contractor will certainly file a protest. They always file one. At that time, they’ll also file a FOIA request. All your husband’s emails will be sent. They will find any interaction between your husband and that PM. It will be noted that the PM passed the resume as requested by your husband.

Now you’re in trouble. All of that work processing that request will have used federal dollars. Dollars that come out of the paychecks of millions of American citizens. How do you think the American public feels when a Federal employee uses their influence to get work from a subordinate contractor for their privileged son, thereby giving an unfair advantage to that contractor in future bids? Spoiler alert! They don’t like it.

That’s why people are telling you this is wrong. Literally not one person told you on this thread that there is not a violation here, so he can go to ethics, but honestly…..why? You know it’s wrong. That’s why you asked. Stop trying to make something blue when it’s orange.

There can be absolutely no appearance of favoritism in contracts. If your husband passes a resume to a contractor over whom he has influence, and that contractor passes that resume to someone else to hire your son, that constitutes a favor. If you can’t understand why a contractor doing a favor for a Federal Executive is unethical, no one on this board can help you.

Certainly your husband has other connections. Also your son is a college educated adult with a supportive family. He can just apply to jobs like everyone else. 
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