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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.
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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.
Inc. September 2004 David J. Dent	Playing Politics It can be very tempting to try to grease the political wheels. But are campaign donations a sound investment for your firm? Campaign-finance reform laws have made small companies more important in politics.
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Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2005 Wilkenfeld & Braun-Davis	50 5 2005 Five things pharmaceutical companies can do to prepare for compliance in all 50 states.
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U.S. Banker July 2004 Lee Conrad	Gadflies: They Say, 'Show Me the Money,' and Mean It What do Wells Fargo and the Teamsters have in common? Neither knew how much money Wells contributed to political causes last year.
Reason Aug/Sep 2000 James V. DeLong	Free Money Campaign finance "loopholes" are the best part of the system.
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AFP eWire January 23, 2006	Knowledge of Others' Giving Can Increase Contributions A new study has found that telling prospective donors what other individuals gave can increase giving levels.
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Reason December 2005 Bradley A. Smith	John McCain's War on Political Speech How the Arizona senator and other campaign finance reformers use the law to muffle critics and trample the First Amendment.
Bio-IT World January 12, 2004 Steve Lefar	Systematize Your Regulatory Info! Want better protection against regulation breaches? Build a system that engenders 'grassroots' compliance.
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.
U.S. Banker January 2005 Karen Krebsbach	The Compliance Officer Rises to the C-Suite Who's the most valuable person in your bank? Today that lofty designation most likely belongs to the compliance officer, and his growing clout is prompting salary spikes.
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