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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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Recent Developments from the Federal Government Relating to AI

Government Contracts Legal Forum

LOE2, titled “Strengthen Capability and Capacity for Advanced AI,” outlines specific actions that the federal government could take to increase its preparedness for rapidly addressing incidents related to advanced AI development and deployment.

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Improving climate resilience in flood-prone Assam, India

Open Contracting Partnership

In the past, regions that were slow to ask for assistance were left behind, and authorities lacked the capacity to understand if spending meets the needs of the most vulnerable, or whether it is helping build resilience to cope with future floods. The impact of flooding in Assam each year on average.

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

Kluwer Arbitration

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

Kluwer Arbitration

In 2022, the Old CPL was repealed through Federal Civil Procedures Law No. 42/2022 (“ New CPL ”). 411 of 2022 (Commercial) , in which the award debtor argued that the award was not signed on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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Sanctions in Current Geopolitical Climate: Challenges to International Arbitration in the Context of the Russia-Ukraine War

Kluwer Arbitration

Particularly, unless licenses have been granted, arbitral institutions are prohibited from receiving sanctioned persons’ monies, while multiple Russian banks have also been expelled from the SWIFT banking system since March 2022. However, the imposition of sanctions can lead to issues in the implementation of enforcement proceedings.

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

Kluwer Arbitration

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.