Among the buyers that day: Army Undersecretary Michael Obadal, who purchased between $1,001 and $15,000 worth of SpaceX stock, according to a financial disclosure document filed with the Office of Government Ethics and reviewed by NOTUS. Maj. Pete Nguyen, an Army spokesperson, said Obadal purchased his SpaceX stock using Charles Schwab’s standard online brokerage platform as any member of the public could. “Under Secretary Obadal is in full compliance with all federal financial disclosure and ethics rules,” Nguyen said. “Under Secretary Obadal has not had any professional or personal interactions with SpaceX, its employees, or officials. One government watchdog disagreed with the notion that buying and holding a defense contractor stock isn’t a conflict of interest for a top Army official.