Engineer A Public Resources Non-Use DOE PowerPoint Private Testimony
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/145#Engineer_A_Public_Resources_Non-Use_DOE_PowerPoint_Private_Testimony
Properties
Instance of
PublicResourcesNon-UseinPrivateConsultingWorkObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#PublicResourcesNon-UseinPrivateConsultingWorkObligation
Case context
Engineer A used a PowerPoint presentation bearing U.S. DOE identification when testifying in a private consulting capacity at the State Y Environmental Quality Council hearing, potentially using a government-developed resource in the performance of private work.
Compliance status
unmet
Confidence
0.88
Importance
high
Obligated party
Engineer A
Obligation statement
Engineer A was obligated to refrain from using U.S. DOE-developed or DOE-branded presentation materials in the performance of private consulting work, including testimony paid for by a private coal bed methane company.
Temporal scope
At the time of testimony before the State Y Environmental Quality Council
Relationships
competesWith
Engineer A DOE Power Point Government-Branded Material Private Testimony Non-Use Violation
defeasibleUnder
Engineer A Shared Power Point Dual-Role Boundary Erosion
derivedFromPrinciple
Public Resources Non-Use in Private Work — Engineer A DOT Advisory
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A's use of the same PowerPoint presentation illustrates one of the problems in attempting to draw a line between Engineer A's activities as a government employee and a private consultant.
Text references
Engineer A's use of the same PowerPoint presentation illustrates one of the problems in attempting to draw a line between Engineer A's activities as a government employee and a private consultant.
The Board also cautioned Engineer A to be mindful of the issues raised earlier relating to the need to carefully follow all applicable governmental procedures and policies and liability concerns and to avoid the use of public resources in the performance of private work.
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Public Resources Non-Use DOE PowerPoint Private Testimony" ;
proeth-core:competesWith case145:Engineer_A_DOE_PowerPoint_Government-Branded_Material_Private_Testimony_Non-Use_Violation ;
proeth-core:defeasibleUnder case145:Engineer_A_Shared_PowerPoint_Dual-Role_Boundary_Erosion ;
proeth:casecontext "Engineer A used a PowerPoint presentation bearing U.S. DOE identification when testifying in a private consulting capacity at the State Y Environmental Quality Council hearing, potentially using a government-developed resource in the performance of private work." ;
proeth:compliancestatus "unmet" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Obligation" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:derivedFromPrinciple <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/145#Public_Resources_Non-Use_in_Private_Work_—_Engineer_A_DOT_Advisory> ;
proeth:discoveredincase "145" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-28T18:23:11.416072+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "145" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-28T18:23:11.416072+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:obligatedparty "Engineer A" ;
proeth:obligationclass "Public Resources Non-Use in Private Consulting Work Obligation" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "Engineer A was obligated to refrain from using U.S. DOE-developed or DOE-branded presentation materials in the performance of private consulting work, including testimony paid for by a private coal bed methane company." ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A's use of the same PowerPoint presentation illustrates one of the problems in attempting to draw a line between Engineer A's activities as a government employee and a private consultant." ;
proeth:temporalscope "At the time of testimony before the State Y Environmental Quality Council" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A's use of the same PowerPoint presentation illustrates one of the problems in attempting to draw a line between Engineer A's activities as a government employee and a private consultant.",
"The Board also cautioned Engineer A to be mindful of the issues raised earlier relating to the need to carefully follow all applicable governmental procedures and policies and liability concerns and to avoid the use of public resources in the performance of private work." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 145 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-28T18:32:03.194574"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 145 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
145
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-28T18:23:11.416072+00:00
First case
145
Generated
2026-02-28T18:23:11.416072+00:00
Attributed to
Case 145 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T18:32:03.194574
Generated by
ProEthica Case 145 Extraction