Memoradum

Identify the ethical obligations of public officials and others (including, for example, contractors) involved in the case.  Consider the existence and role of any competing obligations and organizational culture.  (Terry Cooper’s The Responsible Administrator serves as a framework for this topic.)
•    What societal values were violated by the perpetrators?
•    What organizational values were violated by the perpetrators?
•    What were the ethical obligations of the public officials involved?
•    Were competing obligations apparent in this case?
•    What about those who were not public officials?
•    What ethical obligations, if any, did they have to the public?
•    Were there competing obligations apparent in this case?
•    What was the ethical culture of the organizations involved?
•    Did ethical culture play a role in the case?
•    What notions of Cooper are applicable in this case?
•    What notions of Cooper are not applicable in this case?
•    Using Cooper as a reference identify and elaborate on the reasons for the breakdown presented in this case.