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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 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 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 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. |
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 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 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. |
National Defense May 2015 Marillyn A. Hewson |
Trust Builds Value in Business Ethics Programs It helps to have a strong ethical culture. When these principles are embedded into your business environment, it's easier to quickly and transparently handle any issues that arise -- from providing guidance on difficult questions to mediating disputes. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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 December 2004 Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr. |
'Ethical Readiness' Mandatory for Defense Industry With respect to the latest ethics-related events, the industry needs to come to grips with what went wrong and, joining with government, reclaim the ethical high ground. |
National Defense July 2009 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Industry Ethics: Going Beyond the Call of Duty A seemingly endless stream of bad news about U.S. weapon programs should cause all of us to revisit our approach to ethics in the defense industry. |
National Defense February 2009 McGrath & Connolly |
Final Rules on Mandatory Disclosure Effective Dec. 12, 2008, government contractors will face what rule authors characterize as a "sea change" in how government enforcement authorities expect to govern in the future. |
National Defense January 2012 David Hickey |
Cutting Costs Does Not Require Cutting Compliance Lest anyone think the federal government will tolerate less contractor compliance, the current environment indicates that it is much more likely that the government will pursue allegations of non-compliance, fraud, waste and abuse with even greater vigor. |
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. |
National Defense February 2015 Jessica Bejarano |
Creating Effective Compliance Programs Enforcement of government contract regulations has become increasingly vigilant. |
National Defense November 2007 Hickey & Connolly |
Ethical Lapses Provide Valuable Training Tool A recently proposed amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulations would call upon all government contractors to have a written code of ethics and business conduct. |
National Defense February 2009 David H. Laufman |
Mandatory Disclosure Regime Raises Stakes for Contractors A new regulatory enforcement regime has now commenced that underscores the Department of Justice's aggressive approach to procurement fraud and dramatically increases the compliance and disclosure obligations of defense contractors. |
Inc. November 2004 Darren Dahl |
Do the Right Thing -- or Else New federal ethics rules apply to all companies, regardless of size. |
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. |
Job Journal August 31, 2008 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Executives Set Ethical Standards By their example, management sets an organization's ethical compass. |
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 |
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 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." |
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? |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
How Ethical is Your Supply Chain? Supplier ethics management offers a way to plug global ethic gaps. |
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. |
AFP eWire April 7, 2014 Pena & Eustace |
Ethics Is Not A Game Of Jeopardy At the recent AFP International Conference in San Antonio, we turned ethical issues into a fun, and noisy game of Jeopardy and we had a full house. |
CIO March 15, 2003 Patricia Wallington |
Honestly?! - Total Leadership Ethical behavior isn't easy, just essential. Here's how to run an honest organization and be an ethical leader. |
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 February 2014 Jay B. Stephens |
Companies Need Sound Governance In publicly-traded aerospace and defense companies, strong internal controls in an organization -- especially in business units far from the mother ship -- are essential to transparency and process fidelity. |
Entrepreneur December 2006 |
Well, Honestly! Establishing ethics standards makes sense for your bottom line. |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Goldman Sachs: Ethics Optional Leaving the door to misbehavior wide open. |
CFO March 15, 2006 Norm Alster |
I Am Joe's Conscience Employers are setting up ethics programs to teach workers to do the right thing. Is this the wrong approach? |
Nursing Management September 2005 Richard Hader |
How do You Measure Workforce Integrity? Behavioral hallmarks such as honesty, high ethical standards, and maintained moral principles define workforce integrity. Here, learn methods for integrating them into management practices. |
Parameters Spring 2007 Paul Robinson |
Ethics Training and Development in the Military While relatively new, formal military training programs for ethics have produced a number of common virtues that might provide a basis for a universal (military) code or ethic. |
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. |
Entrepreneur October 2002 Chris Sandlund |
Trust Is a Must In the eyes of employees, investors, clients and the public at large, honesty is the only policy that will do. |
CFO October 1, 2002 Jeffrey L. Seglin |
Ethics: Good for Goodness' Sake What we mean when we talk about ethics. |
National Defense March 2006 Thomas O. Miller |
Corporate Liability: Beware of Rogues And Ostriches A corporation can be liable for a criminal or Civil False Claims Act violation stemming from the conduct of "rogue employees," who are politely known as "adverse agents," and employees who are willfully blind or deliberately ignorant of ethical, legal and contractual requirements. |
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. |
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? |
Entrepreneur May 2003 Kimberly L. McCall |
Devil's Advocate Do your sales reps know how far is too far when it comes to landing that sale? |
National Defense June 2006 D'Agostino & Hickey |
Career Transitions, Conflicts of Interest Employees by the thousands transition from military and civilian government service to the private sector. These employees and the companies recruiting and employing them must know the ethical rules applying to the different phases of this transition. |
Entrepreneur December 2005 Nichole L. Torres |
Ethically Speaking What are today's students learning about business ethics? |
National Defense December 2014 J. Phillip "Jack" London |
Our Best Defense -- A Culture of Character One good example of ingrained culture is the Marine Corps. Its mottos of MVP -- mission, values, pride and semper fidelis communicate the Marines' culture of mutual trust, collective pride and self-discipline. |