I think if Boeing care's about their reputation so badly, they'd get out of the defense contractor business. But there's too much money to be made there. Silencing whistleblowers could be very beneficial to their bottom line:
* Protects their existing IP, as well as any classified information the whistleblower may have had access to.
* Prevents further leaks from the whistleblower, which could impact existing/future contracts, or the company's ability to win them.
* Sends a chilling message to future would-be whistleblowers.
* Sends a reassuring message to the defense industry: "we have a zero-tolerance policy for leaking information and your business is safe with us."
>I think if Boeing care's about their reputation so badly, they'd get out of the defense contractor business.
Huh? Boeing's defense products are a separate division from commercial aviation. And those products are the best out there. Maybe expensive, I guess, and the usual criticism of scope creep and project management applies.
That may be the case, but I think many people will hear "Boeing" and immediately classify them along with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grunman, Raytheon etc.
* Protects their existing IP, as well as any classified information the whistleblower may have had access to.
* Prevents further leaks from the whistleblower, which could impact existing/future contracts, or the company's ability to win them.
* Sends a chilling message to future would-be whistleblowers.
* Sends a reassuring message to the defense industry: "we have a zero-tolerance policy for leaking information and your business is safe with us."