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What we’re getting wrong about accountability and citizen empowerment

Open Contracting Partnership

David is the founder of reAcción , a grassroots anti-corruption civil society organization that empowers young people in Paraguay to fight for government transparency and social accountability. Most e-governance technology that attempts to turn citizen feedback into actionable recommendations, is really about upward accountability.

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Should Bid Protest Losers Pay?

Inside Government Contracts

Section 804 of the House-enacted version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 would establish a “loser pays” pilot program to require contractors to reimburse the Department of Defense for costs incurred in “processing” bid protests that are ultimately denied by the Government Accountability Office.

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Medicare Fraud Whistleblower Case Leads to $3.85 Million False Claims Act Settlement

Whistleblower Network News

This settlement reinforces the importance of holding accountable health care providers who seek financial gain above quality patient care.”

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Court of Federal Claims asserts more jurisdiction over OTAs

Federal News Network

Anytime that you have support for additional protest review, whether the court reaffirms or opens the door to a new jurisdiction, it will result in more transparency, accountability and oversight, even if it’s just affirming where we understood jurisdiction to stand already.” Source: GAO Snapshot of governmentwide contracting for 2023.

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Manatee County Sheriff’s Office transforms performance management to improve service

American City & Country

Understanding the nature of today’s job market and the importance of effectively recruiting and retaining its employees, the HR department at Manatee County Sheriff’s Office took important steps to transform the way it evaluates employees’ and managers’ performance. In the public sector, accreditation is always top of mind.

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WNN Exclusive: Fish and Wildlife Service Whistleblower Awards Remain Severely Underutilized

Whistleblower Network News

In 2018, the agency was told by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to update its regulations to better incentivize whistleblowers. Kohn , the author of a landmark 2016 paper on wildlife whistleblower awards. While FWS did update its regulations in response to the GAO report it never published them.

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Countdown to RIDW25: KSA’s Drive for Diversity – Can it Deliver in the World of ADR?

Kluwer Arbitration

Subsequently, in 2016, the Administrative Court of Appeal in Dammam confirmed the appointment of the first Saudi woman as an arbitrator in a commercial dispute in KSA, Ms. Vision 2030 highlights the importance of providing equal opportunities for men and women in all sectors. of the KSAs workforce, up from 20% in 2016.

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