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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A. Ernest Fitzgerald canonical 2
A. Ernest 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cost analyst ⓘ
person ⓘ
whistleblower ⓘ
advocatedFor greater transparency in defense contracting ⓘ
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 ⓘ
familyName Fitzgerald ⓘ
fieldOfWork defense procurement ⓘ
government cost analysis ⓘ
givenName A. Ernest ⓘ
hasRole plaintiff in Nixon v. Fitzgerald ⓘ
hasWrittenWork books and articles on government waste and whistleblowing ⓘ
knownFor being fired after whistleblowing on cost overruns ⓘ
criticizing waste and fraud in defense spending ⓘ
notableFor exposing cost overruns in U.S. military procurement ⓘ
landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on presidential immunity ⓘ
testimony on C-5A transport aircraft cost overruns ⓘ
occupation civil servant ⓘ
cost analyst ⓘ
whistleblower ⓘ
opposed cost overruns in military procurement programs ⓘ
fraud and abuse in federal spending ⓘ
participantIn C-5A Galaxy cost overrun investigations ⓘ
congressional hearings on military spending ⓘ
positionHeld Deputy for Management Systems, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management) ⓘ
significantEvent termination from Air Force position after whistleblowing ⓘ
subjectOf Nixon v. Fitzgerald ⓘ
workLocation Pentagon ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nixon v. Fitzgerald → respondent → A. Ernest Fitzgerald ⓘ
A. Ernest Fitzgerald → givenName → A. Ernest ⓘ
linked to: A. Ernest Fitzgerald