She already had formal approval for her publication to be public well before the ultimatum. The ultimatum was in response to management saying "Actually, we're

She already had formal approval for her publication to be public well before the ultimatum. The ultimatum was in response to management saying "Actually, we're going to change the process on you because we find this work embarrassing." She did not make a decision to publish on her own. Moreover, she's not an auditor, and she has never been accused of publishing confidential information. My story about an auditor was an analogy.