U.S. Agency Engineers Group
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/102#U.S._Agency_Engineers_Group
Definition
Group of engineers employed by the U.S. federal agency that prepared the basic plans for the hydroelectric project; while still employed, they negotiated with private consulting firms and with the foreign government to secure a private contract to design and supervise the same project, then resigned and formed a corporation to execute the joint venture contract.
Properties
Instance of
Insider-Knowledge-ExploitingDepartingGovernmentEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Insider-Knowledge-ExploitingDepartingGovernmentEngineer
Attributes
| employer | U.S. Federal Agency (responsible for basic plans) |
| specialty | Hydroelectric project design and construction supervision |
| action | Negotiated private contracts while still employed; formed corporation; resigned upon contract conclusion |
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | client |
| target | Foreign Government Agency |
| type | employer |
| target | U.S. Federal Agency |
| type | joint_venture_partner |
| target | Private Consulting Engineering Firm |
Role category
employer_relationship
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Active-Employment Private Contract Negotiation Prohibition Violated by U.S. Agency Engineers, Current-Employment Specialized Knowledge Disclosure Obligation Violated by U.S. Agency Engineers, Engineer Mobility Right Invoked for U.S. Agency Engineers, Faithful Agent Obligation Violated by U.S. Agency Engineers Through Covert Private Contracting, Loyalty Obligation of U.S. Agency Engineers to Federal Employer, NSPE Policy 52 Mobility Right Constraint Invocation, Post-Public-Service Conflict Avoidance Violated by U.S. Agency Engineers, Pre-Departure Promotional Negotiation Prohibition Invoked Against U.S. Agency Engineers, Public Agency Work Product Non-Exploitation Principle Violated by U.S. Agency Engineers, Revolving Do or Integrity Violation by U.S. Agency Engineers
hasObligation
Insider Procurement Advantage Cloud-of-Doubt Avoidance — U.S. Agency Engineers Hydroelectric Project, NSPE Policy 52 Mobility Right Ethics Conditioned Exercise — U.S. Agency Engineers, Post-Public-Service Conflict Avoidance — U.S. Agency Engineers Hydroelectric Full Design Contract, Revolving Do or Conflict Disclosure — U.S. Agency Engineers Hydroelectric Project, Section 19 Collective Reputation Protection — U.S. Agency Engineers Hydroelectric Procurement, US-Agency-Engineers-Active-Employment-Private-Contract-Conclusion-Prohibition, US-Agency-Engineers-Concurrent-Employment-Negotiation-Conflict-Avoidance, US-Agency-Engineers-Faithful-Agent-Obligation-Violated, US-Agency-Engineers-International-Procurement-Competitive-Integrity, US-Agency-Engineers-Post-Public-Employment-Confidential-Information-Non-Use, US-Agency-Engineers-Post-Public-Service-Recusal-Obligation, US-Agency-Engineers-Public-Basic-Plans-Non-Conversion-Obligation, US-Agency-Engineers-Revolving-Door-Conflict-Disclosure, US-Agency-Engineers-Revolving-Door-Employment-Integrity-Obligation, US-Agency-Engineers-Specialized-Knowledge-Disclosure-Before-Competitive-Use
Source Evidence
Source text
Several engineers in the employ of the U.S. Agency responsible for the basic plans negotiated with at least two engineering firms with the intent of taking part in the design and supervision of the work
Text references
At or about the time the negotiations with the foreign government were concluded, this group of engineers resigned their positions with the U.S. Agency
Several engineers in the employ of the U.S. Agency responsible for the basic plans negotiated with at least two engineering firms with the intent of taking part in the design and supervision of the work
the group of employees formed a corporation to be a part of a joint venture to design the hydroelectric project
TTL
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case102:U.S._Agency_Engineers_Group a proeth:Insider-Knowledge-ExploitingDepartingGovernmentEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "U.S. Agency Engineers Group" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case102:Active-Employment_Private_Contract_Negotiation_Prohibition_Violated_by_U.S._Agency_Engineers,
case102:Current-Employment_Specialized_Knowledge_Disclosure_Obligation_Violated_by_U.S._Agency_Engineers,
case102:Engineer_Mobility_Right_Invoked_for_U.S._Agency_Engineers,
case102:Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Violated_by_U.S._Agency_Engineers_Through_Covert_Private_Contracting,
case102:Loyalty_Obligation_of_U.S._Agency_Engineers_to_Federal_Employer,
case102:NSPE_Policy_52_Mobility_Right_Constraint_Invocation,
case102:Post-Public-Service_Conflict_Avoidance_Violated_by_U.S._Agency_Engineers,
case102:Pre-Departure_Promotional_Negotiation_Prohibition_Invoked_Against_U.S._Agency_Engineers,
case102:Public_Agency_Work_Product_Non-Exploitation_Principle_Violated_by_U.S._Agency_Engineers,
case102:Revolving_Door_Integrity_Violation_by_U.S._Agency_Engineers ;
proeth-core:hasObligation <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/102#Insider_Procurement_Advantage_Cloud-of-Doubt_Avoidance_—_U.S._Agency_Engineers_Hydroelectric_Project>,
<http://proethica.org/ontology/case/102#NSPE_Policy_52_Mobility_Right_Ethics_Conditioned_Exercise_—_U.S._Agency_Engineers>,
<http://proethica.org/ontology/case/102#Post-Public-Service_Conflict_Avoidance_—_U.S._Agency_Engineers_Hydroelectric_Full_Design_Contract>,
<http://proethica.org/ontology/case/102#Revolving_Door_Conflict_Disclosure_—_U.S._Agency_Engineers_Hydroelectric_Project>,
<http://proethica.org/ontology/case/102#Section_19_Collective_Reputation_Protection_—_U.S._Agency_Engineers_Hydroelectric_Procurement>,
case102:US-Agency-Engineers-Active-Employment-Private-Contract-Conclusion-Prohibition,
case102:US-Agency-Engineers-Concurrent-Employment-Negotiation-Conflict-Avoidance,
case102:US-Agency-Engineers-Faithful-Agent-Obligation-Violated,
case102:US-Agency-Engineers-International-Procurement-Competitive-Integrity,
case102:US-Agency-Engineers-Post-Public-Employment-Confidential-Information-Non-Use,
case102:US-Agency-Engineers-Post-Public-Service-Recusal-Obligation,
case102:US-Agency-Engineers-Public-Basic-Plans-Non-Conversion-Obligation,
case102:US-Agency-Engineers-Revolving-Door-Conflict-Disclosure,
case102:US-Agency-Engineers-Revolving-Door-Employment-Integrity-Obligation,
case102:US-Agency-Engineers-Specialized-Knowledge-Disclosure-Before-Competitive-Use ;
proeth:attributes "{'employer': 'U.S. Federal Agency (responsible for basic plans)', 'specialty': 'Hydroelectric project design and construction supervision', 'action': 'Negotiated private contracts while still employed; formed corporation; resigned upon contract conclusion'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Group of engineers employed by the U.S. federal agency that prepared the basic plans for the hydroelectric project; while still employed, they negotiated with private consulting firms and with the foreign government to secure a private contract to design and supervise the same project, then resigned and formed a corporation to execute the joint venture contract." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.92" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "102" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-02T16:04:09.625603+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "102" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-02T16:04:09.625603+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'client', 'target': 'Foreign Government Agency'}",
"{'type': 'employer', 'target': 'U.S. Federal Agency'}",
"{'type': 'joint_venture_partner', 'target': 'Private Consulting Engineering Firm'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "employer_relationship" ;
proeth:roleclass "Insider-Knowledge-Exploiting Departing Government Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Several engineers in the employ of the U.S. Agency responsible for the basic plans negotiated with at least two engineering firms with the intent of taking part in the design and supervision of the work" ;
proeth:textreferences "At or about the time the negotiations with the foreign government were concluded, this group of engineers resigned their positions with the U.S. Agency",
"Several engineers in the employ of the U.S. Agency responsible for the basic plans negotiated with at least two engineering firms with the intent of taking part in the design and supervision of the work",
"the group of employees formed a corporation to be a part of a joint venture to design the hydroelectric project" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 102 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-02T16:27:05.295059"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 102 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
102
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-02T16:04:09.625603+00:00
First case
102
Generated
2026-03-02T16:04:09.625603+00:00
Attributed to
Case 102 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T16:27:05.295059
Generated by
ProEthica Case 102 Extraction