Linda is a budget director at the corporate headquarters of a worldwide computer chip manufacturer. Her group rolls up the budgets and forecasts for all aspects of the firms supply chain. As Lindas group is working on the budget and forecast for the next fiscal year, she notices that a firm previously placed on the confidential internal no contracting list is back in the supply chain as a supplier. The firm was placed on the list by a directive from the US Department of Defense (DOD). She checks the most current list and finds the firm is still on the list. Linda e-mails her boss, the Vice President of Worldwide Supply Chain Operations, and asks her about this seeming violation of company policy and DOD directive. The next day, Lindas VP e-mails back and says she checked with the COO who said to just roll with it. The firm on the list was the low bidder and the bid was necessary to make the number for next year. Linda is very concerned about a clear violation of not only the companys policy but also a Federal Government directive. After sleeping on it overnight, she: