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August 05, 2016

Whistleblowers and Dodd-Frank

It is fair to say that the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act…

July 29, 2016

“Most people believe they would do the right thing … but until we are tested…

July 22, 2016

A code of ethics is the foundation of an organization’s “ethical architecture,” although it takes…

July 15, 2016

It is highly likely that the U.S. Senate will designate July 30 as “National Whistleblower…

July 08, 2016

Checklists are used in many settings, typically with the intent to reduce error, increase reliability,…

July 01, 2016

On April 5, 2016, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) announced a one-year pilot program designed…

June 24, 2016

Some regulatory risk areas are common to all health care providers, says Practical Guidance for…

June 17, 2016

Compliance officers have said that our focus on individuals has helped them steer officers and…

June 10, 2016

Eleven million dollars. That is roughly how much money the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…

June 03, 2016

The Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI), in the introduction to the final version of Principles…

May 27, 2016

Compliance officers are responsible for many activities and programs in their organizations—ethics hotlines, codes of…

May 20, 2016

A recent story in National Defense Magazine described one engineering firm’s approach to promoting sound…