Jan and Bill are ambitious, energetic urban planners employed by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in Atlanta's regional headquarters. Their work on several comprehensive plans brings them much praise, including several positive stories published in the New York Times. one day Jan says to Bill, "why don't we try to make some money as planning consultants? We can advertise ourselves on the World Wide Web with a Web site. The costs would be minimal, and as long as we don't contract with clients doing business with our agency, there shouldn't be any ethical or legal issues to contend with." Bill gives Jan's suggestion a few days of thought, and a week later they have a web site in place. on the web page, Jan and bill are presented as Jones & Greene associates, Urban Planners. Services that their firm can provide include, among other things, market analysis, community planning, business site selection, and geographic information systems. Assume you are Jan and Bill's boss at the DOT and you happen to come upon their Web site. The Web page does not identify the U.S. DOT as Bill and Jan's employer, but it does state that they have significant government experience as urban planners. Moreover, the page contains their firm's email address and telephone number. Two weeks later while at work you happen to overhear bill talking by telephone with an apparent client about his consulting services.

Questions:

1. What would you do? Would you call Jan and Bill aside and tell them that they cannot do private business while at office?
2. Would you consult with your agency's Designated Ethics Officer?
3. Would you report them to the U.S Office of Government Ethics?
4. Would you ignore the situation?