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Sunday, August 17, 2025

Contractor ‘fired for noting issue that jeopardized the safety of U.S civilians’ - The Independent

Exclusive: Software safety engineer Deborah Hale says she flagged potentially deadly issues with a U.S. missile system, but was terminated for speaking up

A software engineer working for one of the Pentagon’s most prominent defense contractors claims she was fired after flagging “critical software safety issues and errors” written into the code that controls high-tech automated artillery systems used by U.S. forces, as well as various other nations throughout the world.

Deborah Hale alleges the problems violated at least eight different laws,...



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