Making Models to Guerrilla Government

Applying Ethical Decision-Making Models to Guerrilla Government
For this Assignment, review the case study in the text, “Guerrilla Government in EPA’s Seattle
Regional Office.” Identify an ethical issue within this case study. Consider the competing
obligations and responsibilities that these individuals faced and how they determined whether
their actions were right. Also, think about the impact of guerrilla government on the political
appointees, organization, and public policy.
The Assignment (3–4 pages in APA format): Your paper should include the following:
Paragraph 1: A description of the ethical issue you identified in the “Guerrilla Government in
EPA’s Seattle Regional Office” case study
Paragraph 2: A description of the issues the political appointees faced in this case and an
explanation of federal ethics law violations
Paragraph 3: An explanation of why you think the career employees were motivated to use
guerrilla tactics as a solution despite the risks to their careers (e.g., competing obligations) and
whether their choice of guerrilla action was ethical
Paragraph 4: An explanation of how these actions affected the organization and public policy
Paragraph 5: A description of the actions leaders within the EPA might have taken to manage
guerrilla government and an explanation of how those actions might have changed the outcome
of the situation
Paragraph 6: An evaluation of the potential lessons for public administrators and the importance
of these lessons
References:
O'Leary, R. (2014). The ethics of dissent: Managing guerrilla government (2nd ed.).
Washington, DC: CQ Press.
Chapter 3, “Guerrilla Government in EPA’s Seattle Regional Office”
“Second Interlude: More Stories of Guerrilla Government”
Chapter 6, “Managing Guerrilla Government: Ethical Crusaders or Insubordinate Renegades?"
Note: At the https://www2.oge.gov/ website, click on the "Laws and Regulations" tab and then
the drop-down box for "Statutes." Next, scroll down to "Other Statutes" and click on the
"Compilation of Federal Ethics Laws" hyperlink. This will take you to "OGE Publishes Updated
Compilation of Federal Ethics