Federal Funding Cost-Coverage Rationalization State
Class
bb293861
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#FederalFundingCost-CoverageRationalizationState
Definition
State in which a professional engineer, having submitted incomplete or deficient work product, rationalizes the non-disclosure of that deficiency on the basis that anticipated federal or third-party funding will absorb any resulting cost overruns — thereby substituting a financial assumption about cost allocation for the professional obligation to disclose known deficiencies, and potentially exposing public funds to preventable waste.
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Definition
State in which a professional engineer, having submitted incomplete or deficient work product, rationalizes the non-disclosure of that deficiency on the basis that anticipated federal or third-party funding will absorb any resulting cost overruns — thereby substituting a financial assumption about cost allocation for the professional obligation to disclose known deficiencies, and potentially exposing public funds to preventable waste.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A was confident that sufficient federal funds (and not local funding) would cover any potential increased costs
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Ontology
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Content Hash
bb2938612a6c5b7b...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
85
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-03-01T04:12:37.396831+00:00
First Discovered In Case
85
Generated
2026-03-01T04:12:37.396831+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 85 Extraction