Integrity is engineered, not assumed.

 


Introduction

Operational integrity ensures decisions, processes, and authority structures remain consistent and verifiable. This page defines:

  • How decisions are validated
  • How errors are corrected
  • How authority is delegated
  • How authority is revoked

 

This is the governance equivalent of “chain of custody.” It defines decision validation, error correction, authority delegation, authority revocation, and chain‑of‑custody rules.


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