Redstone Government Consulting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

We began writing on the topic prior to 2010, and our blog archives go back to 2012. As the Government approaches yet another potential shutdown, we wanted to bring our reader’s attention to the information we have previously provided on this topic and some just-in-case planning suggestions.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

billion from fraudsters since it was established in 2010. The CFTC Whistleblower Program , which offers monetary awards and anti-retaliation protections to whistleblowers, has allowed the CFTC to recover over $3.2 It has correspondingly awarded over $370 million to qualified whistleblowers.

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Around 2010, when the first cloud migration wave was really taking hold in the federal government, the intelligence community was hesitant to fall in line.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 5, 2024

Investigations into DoD struck a chord in 2023 Cyber risks to defense industrial supply chains are ‘substantially worse’ than other concerns Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities in Government Contracting: A Guide for C-level Executives Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts GSA Technology Transformation Services Names Eric (..)

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The SEC Whistleblower Program was established in 2010 with the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act. “Whistleblowers play a key role in helping the SEC hold wrongdoers accountable,” said Creola Kelly, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower. The program has been an immense success.

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FedScoop

APRIL 17, 2024

During the same hearing, Werfel said that from 2010 to 2022, Congress clawed back the IRS’s budget by 25%, a fact he mentioned again at Wednesday’s event. The IRS reported more than 98 million e-filed returns in 2010, accounting for nearly 70% of total filings. During the ACT-IAC/DCI CX Summit in Arlington, Va.,

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 17, 2024

Since it was established in 2010, the SEC Whistleblower Program has been an immense success, awarding over $1.9 This award is the first time the SEC has awarded a whistleblower after that whistleblower appealed a denial before the U.S. Court of Appeals. billion to whistleblowers for their role in exposing securities fraud.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Starting in 2010, Korea’s Public Procurement Service (PPS) designated categories of products that could only be purchased if they met certain criteria known as “Minimum Green Standards” (MGS). Purchasing of these products has increased dramatically over the years, from less than 1% of goods purchased in 2010 to more than 16% in 2014.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Dodd-Frank Act , which passed in 2010, established whistleblower award programs at the two agencies to incentivize insiders with knowledge of corporate fraud and misconduct to come forward to the authorities. The CFTC Whistleblower Fund Improvement Act raises this cap, which has not been changed since it was instituted in 2010.

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 26, 2024

The SEC Whistleblower Program was established in 2010 with the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act. The SEC also notes that the first whistleblower unreasonably delayed in reporting “because after raising concerns to his/her supervisor, he/she did not report the conduct to the Commission for another two years.”

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Since the SEC Whistleblower Program was established in 2010, it has paid over $1.9 In contrast to the U.K., offers awards to financial whistleblowers through whistleblower programs like the one administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Notably, whistleblowers from outside the U.S.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Between 2006 and 2010, AECOM served as a technical assistance contractor supporting FEMA disaster recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 31, 2024

The government alleges that Merrill’s misconduct occurred in 2010 when its subsidiary Merrill Tool and Machine, Inc. As part of the settlement, a whistleblower who first brought forward the allegations against Merrill in a qui tam lawsuit is set to receive $900,000.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The SEC Whistleblower Program , established in 2010, has become a critical component of the SEC’s enforcement efforts. According to the program’s 2022 report , “Enforcement actions brought using information from meritorious whistleblowers have resulted in orders for more than $6.3 billion in total monetary sanctions, including more than $4.0

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 28, 2023

This is the most successful anti-corruption program ever established, and when the rules were developed in 2010-11, the way the program has grown was not anticipated,” Kohn told Bloomberg. “So, Kohn , founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto (KKC) and Chairman of the Board of National Whistleblower Center (NWC).

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 4, 2024

CFTC whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the agency with original information that contributes to the success of an enforcement action are entitled to a whistleblower award Since the CFTC Whistleblower Program was established in 2010, whistleblower tips have allowed the CFTC to recover over $3 billion from fraudsters.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 29, 2024

Since the CFTC Whistleblower Program was established in 2010, whistleblower tips have allowed the CFTC to recover over $3 billion from fraudsters. CFTC whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the agency with original information that contributes to the success of an enforcement action are entitled to a whistleblower award.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Since the program was established in 2010, whistleblower tips have allowed the CFTC to recover over $3 billion from fraudsters. The CFTC Whistleblower Program offers monetary awards and anti-retaliation protections to individuals who voluntarily provide the agency with information on commodities fraud.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 15, 2024

Since it was established in 2010, the CFTC Whistleblower Program has awarded $365 million to whistleblowers. “The tremendous accomplishments of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program confirm this view. I look forward to working with and learning from the talented CFTC staff to combat wrongdoing.” billion from fraudsters.

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AWS Public Sector

APRIL 12, 2024

From 2006–2010, UK Biobank recruited 500,000 UK citizens between the ages of 40 and 69 to supply biological samples (blood, urine, and saliva) and information about their lifestyle regularly on an ongoing basis. UK Biobank is the world’s most comprehensive source of health data used for research.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 12, 2024

In 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act , which established the SEC Whistleblower Program , added whistleblower provisions to the FCPA. It also contains accounting provisions which require publicly traded corporations to make and keep books and records that accurately reflect the transactions of the corporation.

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 26, 2024

Since it was established in 2010, the SEC Whistleblower Program has achieved tremendous success. Whistleblower tips have increased year by year, with the SEC receiving more than 18,00 whistleblower tips in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 , compared to over 12,300 in FY 2022 and over 12,200 in FY 2021.

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 12, 2024

Since it was established in 2010, the SEC Whistleblower Program has been an immense success, awarding over $1.9 The Huntington Investment Company (HIC), Huntington Securities Inc. HSI), and Capstone Capital Markets LLC (Capstone), which self-reported, agreed to pay a $1.25 million penalty.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Since your first appointment as Director of AIAC (then Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration) in 2010, the institution has grown to become one of the most influential arbitration institutions in Asia. Datuk Sundra, thanks for joining us today! We are excited to hear your insights on your career and AIAC.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 23, 2024

The film closes with a tribute to the South African whistleblowers from 2010-2023 who have lost their lives in their pursuit of stopping corruption in South Africa.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Since it was established in 2010, the program has recovered over $6.3 billion in sanctions from fraudsters and awarded over $1.5 billion to whistleblowers.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Since it was established in 2010, the CFTC Whistleblower Program has emerged as an essential part of the CFTC’s enforcement efforts, including in the area of crypto fraud. On February 15, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Brian Young has been named as the new director of the CFTC Whistleblower Office.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Since the CFTC Whistleblower Program was established in 2010, whistleblower tips have allowed the CFTC to recover over $3 billion from fraudsters. “The CFTC’s enforcement efforts benefit greatly from whistleblowers like this one, who provide and interpret key evidence and thereby conserve CFTC resources.”

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 23, 2024

Since the CFTC Whistleblower Program was established in 2010, whistleblower tips have allowed the CFTC to recover over $3 billion from fraudsters. The program has in turn paid out over $365 million in whistleblower awards.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

He joined the IT services provider in 2010 Oracle has named Bryan Beaulieu, a sales leader who has proven experience capturing and managing public sector acquisitions, as vice president of its homeland security portfolio. Beaulieu confirmed his new role in a LinkedIn post Tuesday. Who is Bryan Beaulieu?

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

billion from fraudsters since it was established in 2010. “Our Whistleblower Program remains committed to rewarding meritorious whistleblowers expeditiously for their information and assistance.” The CFTC Whistleblower Program has allowed the CFTC to recover over $3.2

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Since the SEC Whistleblower Program was established in 2010, whistleblower disclosures have resulted in more than $6 billion in sanctions. For example, in March, Blackbaud Inc., Correspondingly, the SEC has awarded over $1.5 billion to whistleblowers.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Since it was established in 2010, the SEC Whistleblower Program has received approximately 700 whistleblower tips from Canadian whistleblowers. Because the SEC’s whistleblower provisions are transnational, securities whistleblowers in British Columbia may be able to report to the SEC instead of the BCSC if the misconduct violates U.S.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 30, 2024

In 2010, Congress passed the “ Plain Writing Act, ” which essentially requires that federal agency communications to the public must be in language that “the public can understand and use” and is “clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience.”

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The SEC Whistleblower Program was established in 2010 with the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act (DFA). “As the SEC continues to increase its enforcement efforts in emergent areas such as crypto and ESG, the SEC Whistleblower Program will play a key role in the success of these efforts,” said Kohn. securities laws.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Since it was established in 2010, the program has recovered over $6.3 billion in sanctions from fraudsters and awarded over $1.5 billion to whistleblowers. Under the leadership of then-Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee , the SEC placed ESG issues at the forefront of its agenda.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

AUGUST 7, 2023

Mike retired as contracts manager from the UW in February 2010 and launched a successful public contracting consulting business for the next decade, advising government agencies, providing training, and writing a popular industry blog. In retirement, Mike also launched another career as a U.S.

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