Ians Decision
When evaluating Ian's dilemma regarding the illegal cover up of overbilling, fraudulent contracts and
illegal awarding of funds, it is apparent he is confronted with a multitude of ethical issues. However, his
position requires he take the proper steps in ensuring his agency and its employee partake in the ethical
behaviors that are for the good of the country and its citizens. It is evident the government agency is
involved in the practice of fraud, corruption, misappropriation of government funds and war
profiteering. It is Mr. Stalwart's duty to reveal this cover up, although the agency has attempted to
appeal to his emotions and implement a straw man fallacy it is nothing more than an attempt to further
conceal the already apparent illegal acts. Since the effort has been made to silence Mr. Stalwart there
are several options of action he can take to resolve the central issue. Appealing to someone within the
government who his outside of the agency and whose ethical principles and position differ from those
involved would be a logical choice, he also could anonymously provide a tip to a higher authority within
the agency thus following the chain of command, however, if an attempt is made to silence his
discoveries the wisest and ultimate option would be to contact the media with his findings. Remaining
silent and refusing to reveal the truth would further jeopardize the institution of government, future
politicians, the military, The United States and its citizens, other countries, those involved in the illegal
activity and Mr. Stalwart himself.
The United States and its government over the past several years have lost any credibility amongst other
nations do to these sorts of misconducts and strong arm mentalities. Many people have lost faith in
their government, and the world has been confronted with a multitude of...
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