Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 26, 2024

The fight against corruption takes center stage in Paris this month. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is hosting a Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum March 27-28, 2024. Join Kohn and other experts at the OECD Conference Centre, Paris (Room CC4) or register online to participate remotely.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To tackle this problem, the country has proposed wide-ranging legislation , including an anti-corruption package with measures to standardize the operations of Mongolia’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and ensure they follow consistent rules throughout processes like tendering and procurement, among others.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 9, 2025

On the other hand, third-party organizations, like Delos and the American Bar Association, offer various training programs to help participants develop practical skills, such as advocacy and cross-examination, as well as substantive knowledge about arbitration law and practice.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JANUARY 16, 2025

Fortunately, our team is already hard at work helping you make public procurement better for everyone: we kicked off the year supporting reforms in Thailand and sharing how New York City is increasing participation and access to city contracts. Celebrating a decade of OCP Amazingly, we turn 10 this year!

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The STJ decision ruled not only on the possibility – and necessity – of a regulatory agency participating in arbitration proceedings between a concessionary and the relevant state entity but also on the limits of extending the effects of an arbitral award over a non-participating third party.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 5, 2024

At the Constitutional and Unity Conference in Bangalore in February, participants in a closed-door session on whistleblowing emphasized the need to incorporate human rights defenders and journalists, among other groups, into whistleblower-organizing efforts and a comprehensive whistleblower protection law.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Over a decade NWD has expanded to have a global reach and a historic number of federal agencies have accepted whistleblowing as a core component of anti-corruption efforts.” The report also details NWC’s participation in the United Nations Conference of States Parties for the Convention Against Corruption. “At

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FedScoop

APRIL 26, 2024

The post lists background themes to include anti-corruption, digital governance, gender and inclusion, media freedom, public participation and more. Outside of federal agency officials, the committee is open to nominees from state and local government, industry and academia.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Challenge: Despite ongoing government reforms, corruption and inefficient spending remains pervasive in Kazakhstan’s public procurement. Finally, the Anti-Corruption Agency is proactively supporting the development of civic monitoring and has agreed to cooperate with the civil society coalition to monitor procurement.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

It is not just a participant in the digital revolution—it is its foundation. Fraud Detection : Machine learning models can monitor procurement transactions for irregularities, reducing corruption risks. Smart Contracts : Self-executing contracts automate payments and milestones, minimizing delays and disputes.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 25, 2024

The attorneys also warned the DOJ that making whistleblowers who participated in the misconduct ineligible for awards would greatly undermine the program. Strategy on Countering Corruption and to help change the agency’s culture around whistleblowing by recognizing National Whistleblower Day.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 11, 2024

The program encourages early and voluntary self-disclosure of criminal conduct by individual participants in certain non-violent offenses,” the SDNY’s press release explains. “In Under all these programs whistleblowers who have participated in illegal conduct can still qualify for a reward.” whistleblower laws and policy.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In instances of active waste, such suboptimal decisions are motivated by personal gain, as exemplified by corruption. Hart’s insights strongly resonated with participants from the LAC region, where traditional contracts are often strained by rigid rules. Source: Authors’s elaboration. 4] Bandiera, O., Prat, A., & Valletti, T.

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Interviews with attorneys who participate in the program and a review of SEC decisions — along with court cases challenging some of those decisions — portray a program straining under the weight of its success,” the article states. New reporting by Bloomberg highlights the immense success of the U.S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Actively participating as stakeholders in the process may further enhance the recognition of ISDS and promote the development of investment arbitration expertise among government officials.

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Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Article 8, for example, warns the procuring agency, “when first soliciting the participation of. contractors in the procurement proceedings, shall declare whether the participation of suppliers or contractors in the procurement proceedings is limited,” and any “such declaration may not later be altered.”

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 5, 2024

The DOJ announced a sprint to develop the program in March and whistleblower advocates noted that the whistleblower program had the potential to greatly bolster the DOJ’s efforts to combat fraud and corruption.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Imagine a world where projects are monitored in real-time, complaints are reduced, and citizens actively participate in shaping their communities. Citizen participation is on the rise, and projects now feel better owned by the community. In the heart of Uganda, a digital revolution is quietly reshaping the way public procurement works.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 11, 2025

In a previous post , we looked at Indonesia Corruption Watch s method for monitoring corruption risks in procurement. Analysis Another clue that strengthens the alleged violation is the number of tender participants. Now lets work through an example following their six step process. 19 billion).

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

With a mandate to prevent, investigate, and prosecute corruption, one of the Integrity Commission’s core functions is to oversee public procurement. There was huge enthusiasm in the room for developing a user-friendly tool to detect corruption in contracting.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As Black History Month transitions into Women’s History Month, WNN highlights Dr. Toni Savage, Bunny Greenhouse, and Dr. Duane Bonds, whose outspoken whistleblowing activity against corruption led to significant change. In 2011, she agreed to a settlement of $970,000 in full restitution of lost wages, compensatory damages, and attorney fees.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

And so you introduce a lot of complexity for any contractor that is thinking about participating in that market. The contractor may not even know, in fact, that they’re participating in an FMS sale. I think the Justice Department has characterized sanctions as the new FCPA, the new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 3, 2024

The workshop on whistleblowing was facilitated by activist Nikhil Dey , who founded Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) and was attended by around 50 activists, academics, journalists, policymakers, and anti-corruption practitioners. We’re defining corruption broadly as any arbitrary use of power,” said Dey.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 10, 2025

First, how arbitration engages with criminal lawparticularly the way tribunals handle corruption allegations and other criminal issues that arise during proceedings. ramping up enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), triggering high-profile investigations and hefty penalties for cross-border bribery.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

Introductory course The School of Applied Research in Public Procurement sought to develop participants’ skills in monitoring, research, policy analysis, and promoting public procurement reforms and open contracting in Central Asia, with a vision to improve transparency, accountability and efficiency in the use of public funds.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Notably, the inclusion of provisions regarding anti-corruption, although framed as involuntary, applies only at the domestic legal level, thus avoiding broader discussions around internationalizing binding anti-corruption measures.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JULY 10, 2024

Key Takeaway – The Decision Narrows Federal Government Authority to Prosecute Corruption by Local Officials By carving out rewards, or gratuities, offered and accepted after an official act, the Supreme Court has substantially narrowed the scope of Section 666. Chris Christie who participated in the “Bridgegate” scandal.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JANUARY 22, 2025

Importers should be aware that they are at risk if there is a finding of circumvention because it could result in liability for SIMA duties retroactive to the date of initiation of the anti-corruption investigation. While administrative reviews may provide more predictability to market participants and create further alignment with the U.S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 23, 2024

KS&T was a market participant in OCTP with tracking accounts for emission allowances in Ontario and California. Canada Award will have implications for cross-border participation in these mechanisms. The Program commenced in January 2017 and was linked with similar programs in California and Québec. The Koch v.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 4, 2024

The Congress, taking place from 5 to 8 May 2024, consists of today’s opening ceremony, followed by three full days of engaging sessions for participants and speakers. This presentation sets the tone for a sequence of panels in which experts will examine the roles and expectations of the various participants in the field.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 9, 2024

Notably, a whistleblower’s participation in internal compliance and/or reporting processes is a factor that could warrant an increased reward. In consideration of an appropriate award amount (which is at the Department’s sole discretion) the pilot program also details factors that could increase, or decrease, a given whistleblower’s reward.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 14, 2024

More from our authors: Dealing with Bribery and Corruption in International Commercial Arbitration: To Probe or Not to Probe by Emmanuel Obiora Igbokwe 190 Arbitration in Egypt: A Practitioner's Guide by Ibrahim Shehata 190 We look forward to attending the SCCA 25 Conference !

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The obligation of confidentiality in arbitration is, broadly, an obligation imposed on participants in an arbitration not to disclose to non-participants any matters arising from or disclosed during an arbitration, sometimes including the mere existence of the dispute.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 4, 2023

(b) Standard of Review While endorsing Azov Shipping Co v Baltic Shipping Co [1999] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 68 , the Supreme Court held that the entitlement of a participating party to full review under section 67 was equal to the right given to the non-participating party under section 72.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 9, 2024

Issues of corruption, investors coming in with unclean hands, as well as investors putting forward inflated claims are also some of the concerns of host states and other stakeholders. In terms of corruption, Prof. Dr. Ong said that there are currently no arbitration rules that define the standard of proof for corruption.

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Public Contracting Institute

APRIL 1, 2024

By leveraging blockchain’s capabilities, these entities can significantly mitigate corruption risks, streamline operations, and foster a more transparent procurement environment. Integrity Provides an immutable record, reducing fraud and corruption.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The Applicant contended that the award’s binding effect was limited to the parties involved in the arbitration, excluding other shareholders who had not properly participated. The ASC emphasized that the need for a binding effect on all shareholders requires the arbitration agreement to confer certain participation rights to all of them.

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