Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 22, 2024

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) kicked off Sunshine Week on March 11 with remarks on the Senate floor about the importance of whistleblowers in promoting transparency and accountability. The post During Sunshine Week 2024, Senator Grassley Sheds Light on Whistleblowers appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

When they buy technology, cities and counties will often face multiple issues, says Dean Cunningham , segment development manager, Public Safety at Axis Communications , a company that produces network cameras, access control systems, network audio devices and other IP networking solutions for physical security and video surveillance applications.

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Whistleblower Network News

JULY 15, 2024

In a letter filed with the SEC, representation for the whistleblowers called for a federal investigation into OpenAI’s policies, demanding changes to ensure a culture of transparency and accountability as the industry races to develop artificial intelligence. We must have a culture of transparency, openness, and honest debate.

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FedInsider

MAY 29, 2024

Before moving to private industry, Kingsberry served as chief information officer for the federal Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. In that role, he led successful efforts to provide transparency on stimulus spending and oversight of fraud, waste and abuse. Department of Defense.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 12, 2024

“I strongly agree we should have an annual designated National Whistleblowers Day to acknowledge their inestimable contributions to government accountability and transparency,” Dellinger added.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

For years, the benefits of transparency as a policy tool to increase accountability and counter corruption have been lauded. In public procurement, this has given rise to a global movement promoting procurement data transparency, a.k.a. open contracting. But what do these commitments look like in reality?

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 24, 2024

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) commitment to safe, transparent, and responsible AI—including generative AI—is reflected in our endorsement of the White House Voluntary AI Commitments , our participation in the UK AI Safety Summit , and our dedication to providing customers with features that address specific challenges in this space.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Transparency International UK (TI-UK) just dropped a damning report on the UK’s pandemic-era procurement of PPE. Plenty of other countries let their professionals run the show with more transparent, better structured processes. An analysis from the Spend Network in June 2020 tells a similar story.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 26, 2024

ACT and HAND have been strengthening Thailand’s anti-corruption network not just with large public organizations but also with local civil society groups. Open data provides the foundation for these other elements to thrive, enabling citizens, journalists, and authorities to act as watchdogs and hold those in power accountable.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Cain, Chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s FCPA Unit. “Government contractors have an obligation to be fully transparent about their cost and pricing data when they seek an award of a sole source contract,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 23, 2024

Whistleblower Network News contacted Mr. Gabriel to discuss his film. Despite facing threats and targeted violence, South African whistleblowers remain determined to bring accountability and transparency to powerful institutions.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The post Proposed Whistleblower Protection Authority in Australia Would Offer Awards appeared first on Whistleblower Network News. According to whistleblower advocates, these regulations have little teeth : whistleblowers continue to face retaliation and there has only been one whistleblower award issued over the past three decades.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 3, 2024

“I strongly agree we should have an annual designated National Whistleblowers Day to acknowledge their inestimable contributions to government accountability and transparency,” Dellinger added. The post Office of Special Counsel Closes Hatch Act Loophole appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Before moving to private industry, Kingsberry served as chief information officer for the federal Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. In that role, he led successful efforts to provide transparency on stimulus spending and oversight of fraud, waste and abuse. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

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FedInsider

AUGUST 5, 2024

The guidance is to minimize any risks resulting from relying on AI to make agency decisions or take actions that could undermine the “efficacy, safety, equitableness, fairness, transparency, accountability, appropriateness, or lawfulness of such decisions or actions.”

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Public procurement is like the heartbeat of public spending in most of Africa – by some estimates, it accounts for 17% of the GDP of African Countries. These included ongoing issues such as poor institutional coordination, lack of transparency, high levels of corruption, and murky lines of accountability.

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FedInsider

MARCH 4, 2024

Carahsoft is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority in the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 18, 2024

You cannot achieve a just transition without combatting corruption in the mining sector,” said Bady Baldé, Deputy Executive Director of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Climate finance is nearing $1 trillion annually ,” explained co-CEO of Accountability Lab, Cheri-Leigh Erasmus. “It

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In networking, traffic flows are often categorized as either “north-south” or “east-west.” North-south traffic refers to data moving between the cloud environment and external networks, such as user requests from the internet or data leaving the cloud to external services.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 1, 2024

Reyes used it to create his own visualizations about the contracts, including a map of bike lane contracts in Metro Manila, a network analysis of bidders and contracts, and an itemized breakdown of the components of each contract. He also fixed some of their coding errors! Source: Kenneth S.

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act is endorsed by Whistleblowers of America, Government Accountability Project, POGO, Union of Concerned Scientists, National Whistleblower Center, Taxpayers Protection Alliance, and Transparency International U.S.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A Government Accountability Office report from last December found 1,200 existing use cases, but most of the reported AI use cases are “in the planning phase, and not yet in production. OMB’s Miller said the memo focused on concepts like interoperability, transparency, data portability and intellectual property rights. “We

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Promote transparency and accountability: Enhance transparency in budgetary processes and expenditures to increase trust with constituents. Ensuring accountability through open communication and responsiveness to public concerns can strengthen support for fiscal policies and decisions.

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Select GCR

JULY 23, 2024

The SAM registration process involves creating an account on SAM.gov, obtaining a Unique Entity ID, and finalizing your SAM profile with accurate company information, which should be kept current through annual renewals and regular updates. What is SAM Registration?

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

They must be pressured and compelled by regulators and policymakers to be transparent about these harms and how they are addressing them. Bejar sees his recommendations as a necessary start to the work that is needed to create a safer, more accountable online environment. “I

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 5, 2024

The new strategy is an omnibus of five primary strategies—Education, Public Accountability, Voice, Enforcement, and Incentives—with 60 sub-strategies aimed at cracking down on corruption across sectors and shoring up public trust in the government. Most notable is the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) conspiracy , in which US$4.5

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ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

Our unrivaled licensing and banking networks are setting new standards of security, transparency, and speed for B2B cross-border payments,” said Sinead Fitzmaurice, CEO of TransferMate Global Payments – a subsidiary of the Clune Tech Group. “We All this is transparent across the payment journey, to the buyer and supplier.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This post was first published on Water Integrity Network’s blog. Complex financial structures, involving multiple actors and funding sources, further obscure accountability and enable corruption. It’s time to dive into open contracting to improve integrity and transparency in water and sanitation sector finance !

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ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2020

Invoice to Pay is a request for payment by a supplier, and technology helps to make this simple, fast and more efficient for the Supplier and the Accounts Payable team. The result of bringing these three steps together with data from the whole Procurement journey is a seamless and almost touchless workflow that transforms accounts payable.

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AWS Public Sector

JULY 11, 2024

Network with leaders and peers The AWS IMAGINE conference will bring together more than 500 business and information technology (IT) leaders from renowned organizations across the country.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 31, 2023

Four key factors frame the neurodiversity conversation : managing the talent shortage, utilizing the unique abilities of neurodivergent talent, sharing leading practices for recruiting and retaining that talent, and cultivating a network of leaders interested in neurodiversity as a workforce strategy.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Using Invoice-to-Pay to create a top performing Accounts Payable Team. The performance of your Accounts Payable department can have a significant impact on the organization. Recent trends have increased the strategic importance of an effective, transparent Invoice-to-Pay process, managed by AP.

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GovSpend

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Build a national network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers. billion to build out a national network of EV chargers in the United States. However tracking the contracts and spend can be a challenge, however, we were able to integrate the IIJA awards to provide us with the transparency into the data. Expected investment of $7.5

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GovLoop

MARCH 5, 2024

It involves physical security — guarding access to buildings and the hardware within — and network security, which includes segmenting data and managing its travels, Sprague said. Ransomware attacks often occur because a hacker stole a network administrator’s credentials. But open dialogue promotes transparency and constituent trust.

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Extract Systems

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Advanced cybersecurity tools and strategies are essential to protect sensitive citizen data, government networks, and critical infrastructure. Additionally, cloud services provide the foundation for data sharing and collaboration among different government departments, promoting efficiency and transparency.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

Also, women lack awareness of tender opportunities, struggle to connect with relevant business networks, and struggle to break open the “boys club.” A gender lens will ensure that resource extraction must take into account the impact of extraction on the lives of women. Women bear the brunt of environmental and social disruptions.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2022

Consumers also expect transparency – in product origin, quality standards, and how organizations are improving their environmental and sustainability efforts. . Digital supply chains use one integrated network for all relevant supply chain partners, including procurement, suppliers, service providers, and even customers.

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