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Vatican Recognizes Importance of Financial Whistleblowers with New Procedures

Whistleblower Network News

Vatican News, the official news portal of the Vatican Holy See, notes that whistleblowing “is one of the most effective tools for combating corruption, provided for, among other things, by the United Nations Convention against Corruption , to which the Holy See acceded in 2016.”

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Agency software purchasing bill passes House

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Passing the legislation is important “given the amount of dollars that are at stake, but also … [the] security implications and just pure efficiencies and resiliency of operations,” Triplette said. “We Most of these software license purchases are purposeful, but some are redundant, duplicative, simply unnecessary,” he said.

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Billie Winner-Davis and Victoria Turner

Whistleblower Network News

Billie is the mother of Reality Winner , the intelligence community whistleblower imprisoned for leaking a NSA report on the Russian government’s attempts to interfere with the 2016 election. Listen to this important episode on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , or Amazon.

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Villa 20 rising: A community shaping its own future in Argentina

Open Contracting Partnership

In 2016, the government launched Proyecto Integral de Reurbanizacin (PIRU), an ambitious urbanization initiative aimed at improving housing and infrastructure in informal settlements. Their neighborhood, though full of life, remained almost invisible to the city around them. Grecia Guzmn, Villa 20 resident Today, Villa 20 is changing.

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Dr. Jeremiah P. Johnson

Whistleblower Network News

Dr. Johnson recognized a need to support law enforcement whistleblowers who reported criminal misconduct in 2016 from experience in his own police department. Listen to this important episode on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , or Amazon. Jeremiah P. Johnson, founder and director of the Lamplighter Project.

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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.” Attorney Andrew Luger for the District of Minnesota stated, “Businesses who engage in improper Medicare billing practices undercut the legitimate provision of healthcare services for patients in need.

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Update: Considerations Around Voluntary Disclosures

GovCon & Trade

According to the DOJ, between 2014 and 2016, JLT employees and agents used a third-party intermediary to pay over $3 million in bribes to Ecuadorian officials to obtain business with Seguros Sucre, an Ecuadorian state-owned surety company. JLT) notwithstanding violations of the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA.