Regulatory Testimony Affiliation Disclosure Standard (DOE Expert Witness Context)
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/145#Regulatory_Testimony_Affiliation_Disclosure_Standard_DOE_Expert_Witness_Context
Properties
Instance of
RegulatoryTestimonyAffiliationDisclosureStandard
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#RegulatoryTestimonyAffiliationDisclosureStandard
Confidence
0.92
Created by
Professional engineering ethics norms
Document title
Regulatory Testimony Affiliation Disclosure Standard
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Used in context
Applied to Engineer A's use of a U.S. DOE-branded PowerPoint presentation while testifying at a hearing paid for by a private coal bed methane company, raising questions about whether he was misrepresenting his affiliation and creating a false impression of official government endorsement
Version
Current at time of case
Source Evidence
Source text
it was entirely inappropriate since it appears that Engineer A was not testifying in an official capacity on behalf of the U.S. DOE, as was reported in the newspaper
Text references
Engineer A's actions in serving as an expert witness and Engineer A's behavior as an expert witness calls into serious question Engineer A's understanding of his ethical obligations as a professional engineer
Engineer A's attendance at the hearing was paid for by a private coal bed methane company
it was entirely inappropriate since it appears that Engineer A was not testifying in an official capacity on behalf of the U.S. DOE, as was reported in the newspaper
TTL
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
145
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-28T18:11:20.699231+00:00
First case
145
Generated
2026-02-28T18:11:20.699231+00:00
Attributed to
Case 145 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T18:32:03.176980
Generated by
ProEthica Case 145 Extraction