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Сложность правительственного финансирования заключается в том, что любые изменения в бюджете проекта требуют пересмотра контракта с правительством, и при этом запрещается привлечение средств из других программ. Готовы ли участники проекта на сделку с совестью, чтобы закончить работу в срок?

dilemma A few months ago I was faced with a situation on my job that proved to be quite an ethical dilemma. The company I work for is a major government contractor that handles several contracts at once. The government assigns a certain amount of money to be spent on each project handled by the company. All labor and materials used to complete the project are charged to the preassigned allocated contract accounts. A specific set of contract numbers is used when materials and labor are consumed. These contract numbers are used for accounting purposes, as the government mandates that all materials and labor consumed be itemized by the contract to which they apply. The government explicitly prohibits using specific contract numbers on other projects than those that have already been assigned by contract agreement. If a project needs more funding, the company must renegotiate their contract with the government and not take money from programs that have adequate funds.

One of my projects ran into some difficulties, and as a result the projected production schedule deadlines became in jeopardy. To speed up the production would require more labor and materials, and consequently, more money. A problem resulted because there was simply not enough money available to fulfill the contractual obligations in a timely fashion. Due to the deadline pressure, my immediate supervisor instructed me to assign all my labor, material procurements, rework orders and rekits of assemblies to contracts that were not related to the work I was performing on. I informed him that the proper procedure was to simply request more government funding for the project through the Program Management Office.

I had recently read where General Dynamics was found guilty of similar practices that my boss was strongly advising me to perform. When I told him that I believed that taking such action was improper, he told me that this situation would last for only a short period of time. My immediate reaction was displeasure. I knew he was asking me to perform a duty that was unethical, not to mention illegal. An additional problem was that my supervisor and I had become very good friends. Despite our friendship, I felt he was unethically using his responsibilities, and to ask me to aid Mm confronted my personal integrity. He told me to try to understand the problems we were encountering in order to meet contract dates. With time, we could receive additional funding to complete the contract. In the mean time, in order to keep the production moving, he wanted to use other program's accounts to continue production on our contract. After giving the situation considerable thought, I brought the matter to the attention of our manager, who consequently relieved my supervisor of his duties.

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There were several reasons that prompted me to report my supervisor. First, his proposed actions were illegal. I was positive my supervisor was aware of the consequences of his actions and the incredible dilemma he was putting me in. The entire company was cognizant of the General Dynamics case and its effect. I could have been fired, or the company could have been subjected to severe penalties. I take my responsibilities as an employee seriously. I enjoy the feeling of being part of a productive team, working together to achieve a common goal. The action contemplated by my supervisor was disruptive of this team concept, and would no doubt result in counterproductive activity.

Secondly, if I complied with my supervisor's request, I would never know if he would have asked me to perform another unethical or illegal task. I value my personal integrity and moral obligations more than friendship.

This experience taught me the importance of moral integrity and teamwork. In order to have any successful enterprise you need a group of workers that possess high standards. If you do not have this integrity, there will be indedsiveness among workers, with some workers benefiting from their dishonesty and others feeling resentment over dishonest co-workers' gain. Only by having a common goal and common means of achieving that goal can an enterprise hope for success. My supervisor did not share the goals and moral responsibilities of the company. His actions were potentially disruptive and destructive. Being committed to both integrity and success, I was left with no other option but to report him.

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