I finally made it all the way through this thread. It was.. an experience.
That being said, the Weyland Yutani Report is essential to any fan's Alien lit collection. Absolutely beautifully brought together, guys. Bravo.
I love that it was written from the point of view of the company, and how the point of view become a bit snarky when talking about the USM and the events surrounding Resurrection.
Also, I noticed the character backgrounds in Prometheus' section tried to explain why some of the members made the poor choices they did. And because the company acknowledged that poor choices were made, I created my own head canon that I kinda stick with to justify why people like Fifield and Milburn were hired in the first place. I've posted this theory elsewhere, but I keep it in my notes app to just pose the question in the future.
Why does Millburn handle the Hammerpede the way he does? Why do some characters seem to lack common sense? We all know Vickers didn't necessarily adore her father to any extent. Understandably so, considering Weyland's non-remorseful words of "David is the son I never had."
The Weyland-Yutani Report states Vickers was personally responsible for choosing the entire crew of the Prometheus, save for Shaw, Holloway, and of course David who were chosen by Weyland.
Seeing as Vickers was in line to become CEO after her father's death and given that she had a less than stellar relationship with him, I can definitely see Vickers' resentment being so strong that she purposely sabotaged the Prometheus mission by recruiting unqualified, loose-cannon individuals and scientists so that Weyland wouldn't have the success he hoped for during the mission.
"Time to go home."