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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. Separately, Thukral in July 2022 received roughly $2,800 in cash from a manager at a key contractor with the tax agency. Satbir Thukral, 62, of Germantown, Md.,

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Emory University supports AI.Humanity initiative with high-performance computing on AWS

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In 2022, Emory launched the AI.Humanity initiative to explore the societal impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and influence its future development to serve humanity.

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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

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The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively.

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

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In a survey conducted by the Global Arbitration Review (GAR) in 2022 on hearing centre preferences, AIAC was ranked at the forefront among other international institutions, having the highest number of hearing rooms and largest room capacity. Outside of AIAC, you have held numerous prominent leadership positions in other organizations.

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Navigating the Intersection of Sovereign Acts and Commercial Activities: Insights from Omega v. Panama

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In the 2022 case of Omega Engineering LLC and Oscar Rivera v. Assessing Commercial Legitimacy The central question was whether Panama acted reasonably in a commercial capacity or engaged in illegitimate sovereign conduct. Republic of Panama (ICSID Case No.

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Enforcement of Foreign Awards in the UAE: Significant Progress Achieved

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In 2022, the Old CPL was repealed through Federal Civil Procedures Law No. 42/2022 (“ New CPL ”). 411 of 2022 (Commercial) , in which the award debtor argued that the award was not signed on all pages. and the absence of authority is not per se a question of capacity, there is largely a consensus that Article V.1(a)

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The Ukrainian DREAM: Making wartime reconstruction digital and accountable

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times the country’s estimated GDP in 2022. By July 2022, they had unveiled 10 principles for Ukraine’s reconstruction and modernization at the first Ukraine Reconstruction Conference in Lugano , Switzerland. A recent assessment calculates the physical damage from the first year of the war at over $135 billion.