As mentioned in previous weeks, Cooper’s ethical decision-makingmodel and Waldo’s Map of Ethical Obligations assist responsible publicadministrators in assessing and addressing the ethical dilemmas thatthey will confront during their careers. Public administrators mustconsider all underlying factors of a dilemma and the potential solutionsin order to ensure the most proper outcome. Sometimes the chosenoutcome may involve actions that serve to work against the wishes ofsuperiors in the organization.

For this Assignment, review the case study in the text,“Guerrilla Government in EPA’s Seattle Regional Office.” Identify anethical issue within this case study. Consider the competing obligationsand responsibilities that these individuals faced and how theydetermined whether their actions were right. Also, think about theimpact of guerrilla government on the political appointees,organization, and public policy.

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?"

The Assignment (3–4 pages in APA format): Your paper should include the following:

• A description of the ethical issue you identified in the “Guerrilla Government in EPA’s Seattle Regional Office” case study
• A description of the issues the political appointees faced in this case and an explanation of federal ethics law violations
• An explanation of why you think the career employees weremotivated to use guerrilla tactics as a solution despite the risks totheir careers (e.g., competing obligations) and whether their choice ofguerrilla action was ethical
• An explanation of how these actions affected the organization and public policy
• A description of the actions leaders within the EPA mighthave taken to manage guerrilla government and an explanation of howthose actions might have changed the outcome of the situation
• An evaluation of the potential lessons for public administrators and the importance of these lessons

Support your Assignment with specific references to allresources used in its preparation. Provide a reference list with allresources included in the paper.

Your Assignment must demonstrate both breadth and depth ofknowledge and critical thinking appropriate to graduate-levelscholarship. It must follow APA Publication Manual guidelinesand be free of typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors. Theassignment should be 3–4 pages in length (double-spaced), not includingthe title page, abstract, and references.

**Make sure to tie in Cooper’s ethical decision-makingmodel and Waldo’s Map of Ethical Obligations