Whistleblowing via YouTube
August 28, 2006 by Brinna
Michael De Kort, an engineer with the military contracting giant Lockheed Martin, recently blew the whistle on the corporation’s “alarming incompetence” and “ethical compromises” in a very startling way. After getting nowhere with the normal channels in the company, he hit the internet on YouTube, with a 42 second clip, where he describes the problems.
The clip, which has since been removed by De Kort pending legal action, (view an updated clip at YouTube) has reportedly been seen by over 800,000 viewers around the country. The corporation has many military contracts, and one is the refurbishing of Coast Guard ships. De Kort alleges that faulty equipment and dangerously inadequate security systems are being knowingly allowed by the corporation on these boats.
