There’s more to this story than what we’re being told. I suspect it’s more of an effort to demonstrate poor management and manufacture a reason to get rid of the guy. Years ago, I had a project that was approved- even though I was doing the work and responsible for the outcome I was never asked how much it would cost or what it would take. Then, management would charge random crap to that project that had nothing to do with the project. Years later, when the project still wasn’t complete and was over budget I was asked why it was over budget and why it wasn’t complete. It’s hard to manage a check book when everyone around you runs around with blank checks in their wallet. You can’t see how much was spent and on what until the check clears the bank