blame shield
A contractor, employee or provider who is engaged by a party simply so that party can point at them at a later juncture should anything go wrong. Often performed by large corporations or government bodies where the permanent staff need to pass the buck in order to retain their comfy positions.
We had KPMG come in and perform analysis on our project. They said all the right things, and we knew they would, but we were just investing in a blame shield should things go south down the track.
blame shield by ShaneDowe April 25, 2019
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