Engineer A Confidentiality-Bound Government Agency Engineer
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/106#Engineer_A_Confidentiality-Bound_Government_Agency_Engineer
Definition
Engineer A worked for a government agency with access to confidential and proprietary design information from private companies including Company X, then left to join Company Y, a direct competitor of Company X, creating a conflict between confidentiality obligations and new employment.
Properties
Instance of
Confidentiality-BoundGovernmentAgencyEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Confidentiality-BoundGovernmentAgencyEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer (implied) |
| employer_type | Government agency |
| information_access | Confidential and proprietary facility design submissions from regulated companies |
| transition | Government agency to private sector competitor |
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | employer |
| target | Government Agency |
| type | new_employer |
| target | Company Y |
| type | regulatory_reviewer_of |
| target | Company X |
Role category
employer_relationship
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Competitive Employment Freedom Invoked for Engineer A Joining Company Y, Confidentiality Obligation Invoked for Company X Information Held by Engineer A, Confidentiality Obligation of Engineer A Toward Company X Regulatory Submissions, Conflict of Interest Avoidance Through Confidentiality Maintenance, Conflict of Interest Disclosure Evolution Principle Invoked By Engineer A Dual Relationship, Faithful Agent Confidentiality Obligation Grounding Engineer As Duty, Former Client Adversarial Participation Prohibition Invoked By Engineer A Company X Knowledge, Loyalty Obligation of Engineer A to Company Y With in Ethical Limits, Post-Public-Service Conflict Avoidance Invoked By Engineer A Transition to Company Y, Regulatory Submission Confidentiality Protection Applied to Company X Information, Regulatory Submission Confidentiality Protection Obligation Invoked By Engineer A Access to Company X Information, Revolving Do or Integrity Invoked By Engineer A Government-to-Private Transition
hasObligation
Engineer A Conflict of Interest Disclosure Evolution Compliance, Engineer A Conflict of Interest Disclosure to Company Y Regarding Company X Access, Engineer A Former Regulatory Access Adversarial Non-Participation, Engineer A Former Regulatory Access Adversarial Non-Participation Company X, Engineer A Government-to-Private Competitive Employment Acceptance With Confidentiality Constraint, Engineer A Post-Public-Employment Confidential Information Non-Use, Engineer A Post-Public-Service Competit or Employment Conflict Avoidance, Engineer A Regulatory Submission Confidentiality Protection, Engineer A Regulatory Submission Confidentiality Protection Company X
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A works for a government agency involved in the design and construction of facilities
Text references
Engineer A ends her employment with the government agency and accepts an engineering position with Company Y, a competitor of Company X
Engineer A receives access to confidential and proprietary design information provided by companies seeking approval from the government agency
Engineer A works for a government agency involved in the design and construction of facilities
TTL
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case106:Engineer_A_Confidentiality-Bound_Government_Agency_Engineer a proeth:Confidentiality-BoundGovernmentAgencyEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Confidentiality-Bound Government Agency Engineer" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case106:Competitive_Employment_Freedom_Invoked_for_Engineer_A_Joining_Company_Y,
case106:Confidentiality_Obligation_Invoked_for_Company_X_Information_Held_by_Engineer_A,
case106:Confidentiality_Obligation_of_Engineer_A_Toward_Company_X_Regulatory_Submissions,
case106:Conflict_of_Interest_Avoidance_Through_Confidentiality_Maintenance,
case106:Conflict_of_Interest_Disclosure_Evolution_Principle_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Dual_Relationship,
case106:Faithful_Agent_Confidentiality_Obligation_Grounding_Engineer_As_Duty,
case106:Former_Client_Adversarial_Participation_Prohibition_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Company_X_Knowledge,
case106:Loyalty_Obligation_of_Engineer_A_to_Company_Y_Within_Ethical_Limits,
case106:Post-Public-Service_Conflict_Avoidance_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Transition_to_Company_Y,
case106:Regulatory_Submission_Confidentiality_Protection_Applied_to_Company_X_Information,
case106:Regulatory_Submission_Confidentiality_Protection_Obligation_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Access_to_Company_X_Information,
case106:Revolving_Door_Integrity_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Government-to-Private_Transition ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case106:Engineer_A_Conflict_of_Interest_Disclosure_Evolution_Compliance,
case106:Engineer_A_Conflict_of_Interest_Disclosure_to_Company_Y_Regarding_Company_X_Access,
case106:Engineer_A_Former_Regulatory_Access_Adversarial_Non-Participation,
case106:Engineer_A_Former_Regulatory_Access_Adversarial_Non-Participation_Company_X,
case106:Engineer_A_Government-to-Private_Competitive_Employment_Acceptance_With_Confidentiality_Constraint,
case106:Engineer_A_Post-Public-Employment_Confidential_Information_Non-Use,
case106:Engineer_A_Post-Public-Service_Competitor_Employment_Conflict_Avoidance,
case106:Engineer_A_Regulatory_Submission_Confidentiality_Protection,
case106:Engineer_A_Regulatory_Submission_Confidentiality_Protection_Company_X ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer (implied)', 'employer_type': 'Government agency', 'information_access': 'Confidential and proprietary facility design submissions from regulated companies', 'transition': 'Government agency to private sector competitor'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Engineer A worked for a government agency with access to confidential and proprietary design information from private companies including Company X, then left to join Company Y, a direct competitor of Company X, creating a conflict between confidentiality obligations and new employment." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.92" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "106" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-28T00:40:24.975472+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "106" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-28T00:40:24.975472+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'employer', 'target': 'Government Agency'}",
"{'type': 'new_employer', 'target': 'Company Y'}",
"{'type': 'regulatory_reviewer_of', 'target': 'Company X'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "employer_relationship" ;
proeth:roleclass "Confidentiality-Bound Government Agency Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A works for a government agency involved in the design and construction of facilities" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A ends her employment with the government agency and accepts an engineering position with Company Y, a competitor of Company X",
"Engineer A receives access to confidential and proprietary design information provided by companies seeking approval from the government agency",
"Engineer A works for a government agency involved in the design and construction of facilities" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 106 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-28T00:58:47.907602"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 106 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
106
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-28T00:40:24.975472+00:00
First case
106
Generated
2026-02-28T00:40:24.975472+00:00
Attributed to
Case 106 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T00:58:47.907602
Generated by
ProEthica Case 106 Extraction