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Former IRS staffer who managed IT contracts pleads guilty to bribery charges

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conducted two bribery schemes over four years in his capacity as a computer engineer supervising IT subcontracts for the IRS, according to the DOJ. When the owner of the company said in February 2021 that they would no longer pay Thukral, the IRS employee threatened them with “economic consequences.”

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FAR Council Issues Interim Rule Outlining Procedures Relating to Excluded Covered Articles and Sources

Inside Government Contracts

FASCSA Regulations At its core, the FAR rule outlines a standard approach for contracting agencies and contractors to follow to comply with FASCSA statutory requirements and implementing FASCSA regulations that the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) finalized in 2021. 26, 2021). federal contractors and suppliers).

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Complying with Fiscal Rules in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Promises to Action

Inter-American Development Bank

Fiscal rules have become a common policy tool to promote the sustainability of public finances, as the number of countries with at least one fiscal rule has grown from ten in 1991 to more than 100 by 2021. In contrast, simply adopting fiscal rules but not complying with them does not translate into better outcomes.

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Johannesburg Arbitration Week: Southern Africa to Step into the International Arbitration Spotlight

Kluwer Arbitration

This ascendancy is underscored by the significant strides made since the enactment of South Africa’s International Arbitration Act in 2017, which incorporated the UNCITRAL Model Law, and the subsequent revisions to the AFSA International Rules in 2021.

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Arbitrators’ Duty to Disclose under Brazilian Law: The Case of Government Attorneys Seating as Arbitrators

Kluwer Arbitration

The government attorney, appointed as arbitrator by Petros, had previously acted under several capacities, between 2010 and 2015, at the governmental entity Superintendência Nacional de Previdência Complementar (“Previc”). 14.472, Justice Paulo de Tarso Sanseverino, 16 August 2021 ). PT Ventures SGPS ). Neoenergia, case n.

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Interviews with Our Editors: In Conversation with Datuk Sundra Rajoo, Director of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)

Kluwer Arbitration

Even though I was resoundingly vindicated by the Malaysian High and Federal Courts in a process that ended in April 2021, AIAC and I now face the challenge of making up for AIAC’S loss of high value and international cases over the past few years. The 2023 Rules are crafted to be in close alignment with the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.

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Enforcement of Foreign Awards in the UAE: Significant Progress Achieved

Kluwer Arbitration

2) See Gordon Blanke, Blanke on UAE Arbitration Legislation and Rules (2021) p.268 3) See Gordon Blanke, Blanke on UAE Arbitration Legislation and Rules (2021) p.26 2) See Gordon Blanke, Blanke on UAE Arbitration Legislation and Rules (2021) p.268 3) See Gordon Blanke, Blanke on UAE Arbitration Legislation and Rules (2021) p.26