A. Ernest Fitzgerald
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A. Ernest Fitzgerald was a U.S. Air Force cost analyst and prominent whistleblower who exposed massive cost overruns in military spending, leading to a landmark Supreme Court case on presidential immunity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| A. Ernest Fitzgerald canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cost analyst
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person ⓘ whistleblower ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
greater transparency in defense contracting
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protection of whistleblowers in government ⓘ |
| awardReceived | public recognition as a leading U.S. government whistleblower ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
defense procurement
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government cost analysis ⓘ |
| givenName | A. Ernest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | plaintiff in Nixon v. Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| hasWrittenWork | books and articles on government waste and whistleblowing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being fired after whistleblowing on cost overruns
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criticizing waste and fraud in defense spending ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exposing cost overruns in U.S. military procurement
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landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on presidential immunity ⓘ testimony on C-5A transport aircraft cost overruns ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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cost analyst ⓘ whistleblower ⓘ |
| opposed |
cost overruns in military procurement programs
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fraud and abuse in federal spending ⓘ |
| participantIn |
C-5A Galaxy cost overrun investigations
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congressional hearings on military spending ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Deputy for Management Systems, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | termination from Air Force position after whistleblowing ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Nixon v. Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Pentagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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