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National Defense September 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	New Whistleblower Law: What It Means for DoD Contractors Thanks to a new contractor whistleblower protection law, the Inspector General hotline might begin to ring more often in the years ahead, government officials and watchdog groups predict.
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.
National Defense September 2012 Richard L. Moorhouse	Implementing Evolving Disclosure Rules Federal government oversight, scrutiny of contractors and enforcement actions are on the rise.
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 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.
IndustryWeek March 16, 2011	Schooled By Scandals Manufacturers burned by foreign bribery scandals provide valuable lessons for companies expanding their global presence.
CFO March 15, 2006 Anne Stuart	Serenity Now! Board members worried about compliance-related lawsuits may want to revisit their directors' and officers' insurance policies.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2010 Selena Maranjian	Be a Money-Making Whistleblower Turning in a tax cheater can be profitable.
National Defense March 2007 Ebner & Menker	Message to Industry: `Do the Right Thing' Recent headlines have raised concerns about how federal procurements were handled on a variety of levels. Introduced last fall, a bill entitled the Clean Contracting Act may pass in the 110th Congress. These proposed changes are a harbinger of things that may come.
National Defense June 2014 David Robbins	Embracing Mandatory Disclosure Can Save Contractors Time, Trouble and Legal Fees The mandatory disclosure rule -- which requires federal government contractors to report fraud and overpayments -- is in the news again.
Chemistry World February 3, 2012 Rebecca Trager	Whistleblowers accuse FDA of spying, persecution The US Food and Drug Administration is being sued by its own scientists and doctors who allege they were spied on and persecuted by the agency for expressing safety concerns about the approval of medical devices.
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National Defense June 2012 David T. Hickey	Small Business Compliance Issues Receive Increased Scrutiny The president and his administration, lawmakers, prosecutors, inspectors general, auditors, reporters, whistleblowers, company compliance officers, and industry watchdogs all seek to identify and eliminate fraud, waste and abuse from federal programs.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 John Churchill	Whistleblower's Lament The former Putnam Investments employee who blew the whistle on the Boston-based fund giant's market-timing practices has filed a lawsuit seeking 30% of the firm's $50 million fine, according to a report.
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National Defense July 2015 Terry L. Elling	How to Recruit Government Workers For many government contractors, current and former government employees -- including military service members -- comprise an experienced and valued source of talent.
Knowledge@Wharton July 30, 2003	Has Sarbanes-Oxley Made a Dent in Corporate America's Armor? In the 12 months since it was signed by President Bush, the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act has caused U.S. companies to spend heavily on compliance, altered the culture of boardrooms and boosted the business of firms that offer ethics and compliance consulting. To what end?
National Defense February 2004 James McAleese	Safe Harbors of Ethical Conduct Needed in Defense Procurement In light of a recent series of isolated, highly controversial public scandals with respect to several major defense acquisition programs, it is important to create "safe harbors" of conduct so that both government and contractor personnel can work as a cohesive team .
BusinessWeek June 14, 2004 David Henry	Will Directors Morph Into Corporate Constables? Thanks to new federal sentencing guidelines, boards will be expected to do a far more thorough job of ensuring that no laws are being broken.
CFO February 1, 2007 Kris Frieswick	The Enemy Within Companies fear employee lawsuits more than any other legal threat. To prevent them, experts advise looking in the mirror.
BusinessWeek April 25, 2005 Henry et al.	The Boss on the Sidelines Auditors, directors, and lawyers are asserting their new-age power, and the reason for their defiance is no great mystery. The watchdogs are finally facing genuine liability for their failures.
U.S. Banker August 2005 Karen Krebsbach	The Long Lonely Battle of David E. Welch A tiny Virginia bank and its former CFO are at the center of controversy raging over the new corporate whistleblower provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley law. So much for trying to do the right thing.
Inc. September 2008	Who's Who? Are you wondering whether one of your workers has been misclassified as a contractor? Ask yourself these questions.
BusinessWeek January 22, 2007 Byrnes & Sasseen	Board of Hard Knocks Activist shareholders, tougher rules, and anger over CEO pay have put directors on the hot seat.
National Defense October 2009 Stephen Epstein	Companies Must Beware of New 'Revolving Door' Policies Relationships between government and private contractor representatives must be carefully approached as recent front page stories highlighting allegations of collusion and impropriety have shown.
CFO November 1, 2002 Andrew Osterland	Board Games Boards are supposed to monitor top executives, but too often give them carte blanche. That's why regulators are writing stricter rules for the corporate-governance game.
National Defense May 2008 Moorhouse & Connolly	Contractors' Conflicts of Interest Under Scrutiny Contractors may soon be required to police their employees' personal conflicts of interest.
Financial Planning July 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell	Hot Topics FINRA steps in... $80 million settlement of two class-action suits by Securities America... Whistleblower payday...
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