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National Defense March 2004 Richard J. Bednar	Small Companies Need Ethics Programs Too The Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct (DII)-- focused on defense industry ethics and conduct programs since its inception in 1986--has developed a "tool kit" to help smaller defense contractors plan ethics and conduct program.
National Defense June 2015 Sandra Evers-Manly	An Ethical Culture: Own it, Live it, Lead it Anyone involved in ethics and compliance within the defense industry should know that to be truly effective, a corporate ethics program requires more than a "check the box" approach
National Defense March 2011	Statement of Defense Industry Ethics In November 2004, after several months of in-depth review the National Defense Industrial Association finalized and published its Code of Ethics. Five years later in 2009, NDIA undertook to review, and, in a small number of ways made minor but we believe worthy revisions.
National Defense October 2015 Berry & Hutchens	Creating an Ethics Compliance Program Government agencies and mature prime contractors expect emerging contractors to reflect the same "culture of ethics and compliance" that large companies commit substantial resources to implementing.
National Defense August 2007 Brian Sears	Building an Ethical Culture From the Top The NDIA ethics code encourages companies always to aspire to and implement best practices in all dealings with the government and other businesses.
National Defense April 2015 Dave Melcher	Understanding the Value of Ethics Surveys A healthy ethical culture is a critical component of all successful businesses, regardless of size or complexity.
National Defense September 2015 Charles L. Szews	Trust Plays Big Role in Corporate Culture In the defense industry, doing the right thing protects American lives and has national security implications.
National Defense November 2004 Joe Reeder	Association Unveils New Ethics Code for Industry The National Defense Industrial Association's Ethics Committee has developed a benchmark statement of industry ethics for companies to incorporate into their day-to-day business.
National Defense January 2007 David Hickey	Companies Must Set and Review Compliance Priorities As 2006 closed, the Department of Justice's criminal division announced the formal creation of a national task force "to promote the prevention, early detection and prosecution of procurement fraud."
BusinessWeek February 13, 2006 Joseph Weber	Calling the Ethics Cops A growing army of corporate monitors are helping companies police their dealings and adjudicate ethical quandaries
National Defense August 2014 Jamal Ahmed	Eight Easy Steps to Ethics Success To this day, "betterment" is a concept synonymous with the construction, engineering, staffing and defense firm, Day & Zimmerman.
National Defense January 2006 Reeder & Hickey	Make Commitment To Corporate Ethics The National Defense Industrial Association puts ethical conduct on par with shareholder profits and believes maintaining the highest ethical standards throughout the defense industry has never been more important to the country.
Wall Street & Technology February 4, 2005 Maria Santos	Compliance As the Securities and Exchange Commission steps up its efforts to regulate the industry and protect investors, financial institutions must take proactive measures to comply with current and possible future rules before the SEC takes action against them.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2010 Morgan Housel	Goldman Sachs: Ethics Optional Leaving the door to misbehavior wide open.
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 Woellert & France	Corporate Cases: Time To Cut A Deal? A new ruling could empower white collar defendants -- until Congress rewrites sentencing rules.
Job Journal August 31, 2008 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: Executives Set Ethical Standards By their example, management sets an organization's ethical compass.
National Defense August 2013 Patti Ellis	Corporate Ethics Education Yields Rewards Raytheon produces a popular video mini-series each quarter, called "EthicSpace" that, like the Checkpoint program and FCPA Aware, is based on actual case experiences meant to prompt conversation.
OCC Bulletin December 14, 2005	Small Entity Compliance Guide This compliance guide summarizes the obligations of financial institutions to protect customer information and illustrates how certain provisions of the Security Guidelines apply to specific situations.
Salon.com June 19, 2001 Steve France	The anguish of the drug war judges Forced to hand down harsh sentences that defy their consciences, many federal judges are speaking out against a system that makes them do "ungodly things"...
Job Journal May 2, 2010 Peggy Klaus	Ethical Behavior in the Workplace Was the economic meltdown caused by illegal activities or immoral practices? Do we apply a different standard of ethics in the workplace than we expect from each other in our private lives?
National Defense April 2009 Hickey & Parker	White House Kicks Off New Wave of Reforms Pledges and actions in the president's first few weeks in office, signal that increased ethics restrictions on government appointees, lobbyists and contractors have arrived.
CFO July 15, 2011 Kimberly Blanton	Creating a Culture of Compliance "Tone at the top" is an overused phrase, but if companies want to mitigate fraud senior leaders need to speak up forcefully.
National Defense June 2005 L. James D'Agostino	Raising the Bar To Meet the Next Wave of Reform Recent procurement scandals have prompted numerous ethics reform initiatives by federal prosecutors, regulators and legislators. Given the volume of spending related to Operation Iraqi Freedom and on-going homeland-security initiatives, the industry can expect the greatest level of scrutiny since Operation Ill Wind in the 1980s.
Entrepreneur October 2003 Joshua Kurlantzick	Liar, Liar In the race to make money, some American businesses have been lying their pants off -- but is success at any cost really worth the price?
National Defense December 2012 Traci Thompson	Effective Ethics Programs Come From the 'Middle' Without continuous executive team commitment for its code of conduct and ethics program, a company's effort to promote consistent ethical behavior can quickly lapse into a hollow, politically correct endeavor.
National Defense July 2007 Manik K. Rath	Mergers, Acquisitions Call for Added Scrutiny When acquiring or merging with any government contractor, reviewing ethics policies, compliance programs, and all recent voluntary disclosures will provide a wealth of invaluable information.
Job Journal September 24, 2006 Michael Kinsman	Where to Draw the Line? Seemingly insignificant decisions we make every day are really tests to our personal ethics. HR employees, especially, must be constantly aware of the ethical decisions that are part of their jobs
Entrepreneur December 2006	Well, Honestly! Establishing ethics standards makes sense for your bottom line.
National Defense January 2004 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Corporate Self-Governance Remains an Imperative The ethics-related issues that have put the defense industry on the front pages in recent weeks obviously have prompted concerns among business leaders.
National Defense November 2011 Chris Raymond	Ethical Leadership in a Global Marketplace Business has always been a contact sport. However, winning at any cost isn't winning at all. What's more, cutting ethical corners simply isn't necessary for the global defense industry.
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2013 Ben Comer	Compliance in the C-Suite Compliance officers have risen into pharmaceutical management's highest ranks, by choice in some organizations, and by government decree in others. Either way, their importance as a strategic partner can hardly be understated.
CFO October 1, 2002 Jeffrey L. Seglin	Ethics: Good for Goodness' Sake What we mean when we talk about ethics.
FDIC FYI July 24, 2002	Enhancing Financial Transparency Participants in the conference discussed the strengths and flaws inherent in the U.S. financial reporting process and suggested ways of modifying not only the reporting mechanism, but also the accounting standards that underlie financial statements, audit opinions, credit ratings and analyst reports.
Reason April 2004 Anderson & Jackson	Washington's Biggest Crime Problem The federal government's ever-expanding criminal code is an affront to justice and the Constitution.
Bank Systems & Technology June 1, 2005 Phil Britt	Missed Opportunity Though Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II and revisions in state and federal banking laws continue to increase the time and cost commitment banks must make for compliance, there are ways to mitigate the burdens of regulatory requirements and even improve operations.
National Defense January 2008 Hickey & Connolly	Codes of Conduct Don't Always Protect Reputation Alone, ethics codes will not protect an organization's reputation. Leadership is required. CEOs, boards, and every level of management, must vigilantly endeavor to steer their organizations clear of even appearances of questionable behavior.
National Defense February 2015 Jessica Bejarano	Creating Effective Compliance Programs Enforcement of government contract regulations has become increasingly vigilant.
National Defense March 2010 Fennelly & Epstein	Defense Contractors Must Effectively Monitor Consultants As corporate ethics and compliance programs are reviewed and strengthened to meet increasing competition and government requirements, companies may not recognize the risks posed by consultants and other agents.
Managed Care January 2001 Mark D. Abruzzo	When Claims Are Audited, Following Compliance Laws Matters Ever since the government intensified its efforts to crack down on medical fraud, and asked the health care community to assist, compliance and compliance planning are the buzzwords. Unfortunately, compliance efforts are often misguided and can put the practice in an awkward position...
IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 David Blanchard	How Ethical is Your Supply Chain? Supplier ethics management offers a way to plug global ethic gaps.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005 Andy Bender	Orchestrating Compliance Product managers at pharmaceuticals are not always happy to see their compliance officers. That may be changing.
National Defense December 2009 McGrath & Connolly	Industry Should Prepare for Review of Ethics Programs Contractors may soon have more complete answers as to how the Defense Department will verify contractor compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation's recent ethics program requirements.
Job Journal August 7, 2005 Bob Rosner	Working Wounded: Whatever Happened to Ethics? Given all the ethics training available today, why are there so many scandals in business?
National Defense March 2014 Traci Thompson	Supplier Codes of Conduct Often Overlooked A thoughtful and effective supplier code not only decreases the likelihood of trouble to a defense contractor because of its supply chain, but also serves as a foundational tool that provides compliance stability and helps drive long-term success.
CFO June 1, 2007 Janet Kersnar	View from Europe: Global Bribery A series of bribery scandals in Europe becomes a global issue.
AFP eWire April 2, 2008	Ethics Still a Hot-Button Issue in Philanthropy, New Survey Finds Percentage-based commissions paid to fundraisers tops the list of unethical fundraising behavior.
Reason May 2005 Jacob Sullum	Injustice is Blind Concluding that federal sentencing guidelines violated the Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury because they required sentences to be lengthened based on facts determined by judges, the Supreme Court made the guidelines advisory rather than mandatory.
National Defense April 2008 McGrath & Connolly	New Rules For Federal Contracts Effective Dec. 24, 2007, the government-wide federal acquisition regulation (FAR) mandates a written code of ethics for almost all government contractors.
CFO January 1, 2005 David M. Katz	The Bribery Gap While foreign rivals may make payoffs routinely, U.S. firms face new pressure to root out abuses.