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Importance of IRS Whistleblowers Highlighted Ahead of Tax Day

Whistleblower Network News

Leading up to Tax Day on April 15, whistleblower advocates and a member of Congress spoke about the importance of whistleblowers in effective tax enforcement. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Program offers monetary awards and anti-retaliation protections to individuals reporting large scale tax fraud.

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The Importance of Ethical Procurement Practices in Public Sectors

The Procurement School

There is an article in the Legal Edge Issue 67 June-July 2006 written by Donna Kennedy-Glans is a commercial lawyer and advisor to corporate boards, and Robert Schulz is a senior Professor of Strategic Management at the Professor of Strategic Management at the Haskayne School of Business in Calgary. The risk is high.

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Attorney Who Helped Write IRS Whistleblower Law is Calling for Reforms

Whistleblower Network News

In 2006, Congress passed a law creating a modern whistleblower award program at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Especially important is that the reforms include de novo review of whistleblower cases by the Tax Court; exemption from sequestration on awards and interest to run on awards that are improperly delayed, Zerbe further stated.

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Cyber Attacks are Just as Damaging as Natural Disasters

FedInsider

The Ukraine war demonstrates the importance of that resilience. He had an extensive career in the Federal Government, with leadership responsibilities leading to numerous national level roles at the Senior Executive Service level since April 2006. Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | 2PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5

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Resiliency imperatives for CIOs with sensitive and highly-available cloud environments in AWS GovCloud (US)

AWS Public Sector

Since AWS was founded in 2006, we have consistently invested in the resiliency of our global infrastructure and services. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy often says, “there is no compression algorithm for experience.”

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DoD Embracing Continuous Monitoring (E172)

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Tune in on your favorite podcasting platform as our experts talk about the importance of good partnership between public & private sectors to take advantage of a wide range of solutions. To view this webinar: DoD: Embracing Continuous Monitoring. serves as Director, G36 Cyber Defense and Network Operations, U.S.

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I Know the Witnesses and I Will Believe Them; There is No Need for Cross-Examination: A Rare Example of Arbitrator Bias Before English Courts

Kluwer Arbitration

In this context it is important to recall that bias is not used in a pejorative sense, rather it means the absence of demonstrated independence and impartiality ( Yiacoub v The Queen [2014] UKPC 22 ). Consideration was also given to Norbrook v Moulson [2006] EWHC 1055 (Comm).

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