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Reaffirming Arbitration: The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice Decides on the Persistent Debate of Public Entities’ Participation in Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

Despite this, the participation of Brazilian public entities in arbitration remains a subject of debate, even though legislative reforms aimed at resolving this issue were introduced nearly a decade ago ( see Law No. decided by the STJ in 2019. 13,129/2015 ). Moreover, the STJ decision in the REsp No. 9.307/1996 ) by Law No.

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Case study: Investigating suspected fraud with opentender.net

Open Contracting Partnership

billion (US$400,000) in 2019, and the budget tripled to Rp. In April 2019, ICW obtained photos, using Google Maps, showing one main dome and four smaller domes on the four sides of the building. In 2019, the local government held a tender to continue the construction of the center with a budget of Rp. billion (US$1.2

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Why Malaysia needs a new public procurement law

Open Contracting Partnership

In 2019, the then Pakatan Harapan (PH) Government introduced the National Anti-Corruption Plan 2019-2023 (NACP), a comprehensive five-year roadmap aimed to combat corruption and address critical governance challenges. Among the reform areas identified was the country’s public procurement system.

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Whistleblower Receives $300,000 for Qui Tam Suit Against Florida Sleep Center

Whistleblower Network News

Providers who participate in federal health care programs must follow the law governing the integrity of federally funded health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid,” said Stephen Mahmood, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Revels is set to receive $300,000.

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Whistleblower Receives Over $4 Million in Medical Record Fraud Settlement

Whistleblower Network News

The government alleges the Grand intentionally made false claims for rehabilitation therapy for residents at 12 establishments that Strauss Ventures owned and maintained between January 1, 2014, and September 30, 2019.

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Competing global supply chain approaches

Federal News Network

The TAA provides a holistic approach to strengthening the supply chain, by taking advantage of the economic advantages and technical capabilities of our domestic sources and our allies, with the added benefit of providing domestic firms with the ability to participate in the procurements of allied countries.

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Obituary for Mike Purdy

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

Despite a lifetime of excellent health, stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer eventually ended his grand adventure, following a May 2019 diagnosis. presidential historian, starting a web site (presidentialhistory.com), authoring two books , writing articles, and participating in media interviews.

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