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With 2023 tax season in the rearview, IRS commissioner eyes expansion of AI capabilities

FedScoop

“But in the meantime, we will continue to have human interaction and expert account managers to help.” 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. During the ACT-IAC/DCI CX Summit in Arlington, Va.,

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Joint Whistleblowers Receive $12 Million SEC Whistleblower Award

Whistleblower Network News

“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 SEC Whistleblower Program was established in 2010 with the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act. The program has been an immense success.

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Whistleblower Receives $900,000 for Alleging Army Contracting Fraud

Whistleblower Network News

The government alleges that Merrill’s misconduct occurred in 2010 when its subsidiary Merrill Tool and Machine, Inc. This settlement demonstrates our commitment to hold accountable contractors who cause the Government to overpay, and who enrich themselves at taxpayer expense.” Attorney Dawn N. Ison for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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Former SEC Enforcement Attorney Joins Whistleblower Firm

Whistleblower Network News

From our time together at the SEC, I know firsthand Andrew’s expertise in these areas, as well as his deep commitment to furthering accountability and protecting both investors and whistleblowers.” “I The SEC Whistleblower Program , established in 2010, has become a critical component of the SEC’s enforcement efforts.

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SEC Sanctions Global Software Company SAP $100 Million for FCPA Violations

Whistleblower Network News

Our order holds SAP accountable for misconduct that spanned seven jurisdictions and persisted for several years and serves as a stark reminder of the need for global companies to be attuned to both the risks of their business and the need to maintain adequate entity-level controls over all their subsidiaries,” said Charles E.

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The four key drivers that can enable better IT procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

They are encouraging dialogue about who bought what from whom to improve visibility and accountability over the spending and the improved outcomes seen in the examples provided. The Cabinet Office reported that in the period between 2009/2010 and 2012/2013, direct government spend on SMEs increased from 6.5%

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SEC Received Record Number of Whistleblower Tips in 2023 Fiscal Year

Whistleblower Network News

“Whistleblowers are accountability’s cornerstone,” says whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Since it was established in 2010, the program has recovered over $6.3 The 2023 total thus demonstrates the continuous rapid growth of the program. In Fiscal Year 2020, the record for most tips received a year was 6,911.