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After two years of investigation, Walmart’s audit committee has released the company’s Global Compliance Program Report on Fiscal Year 2014.
The Report’s description of Walmart’s new compliance program is stunning and deserves line-by-line scrutiny by the compliance profession.… Continue Reading
FCPA Blog sponsor Kroll released a survey showing that 75% of compliance officers aren’t involved in managing cyber security risk.
And nearly 44% of senior-level compliance professionals who responded said the chief compliance officer is only responsible for privacy compliance and breach disclosure after an incident but has no role in addressing cyber security risks before one.… Continue Reading
The acting chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Tuesday the agency will make its first award to a whistleblower under the program created by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010.… Continue Reading
U.S. Navy petty officer Daniel Layug pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday, admitting he accepted more than $10,000 in cash, travel expenses and gifts in exchange for providing classified information to a Singapore-based defense contractor.… Continue Reading
A corruption inspector for China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is under investigation for corruption, the CCDI said Monday.
The anti-corruption watchdog published a one-line statement on its website that Cao Lixin was being investigated for violating discipline and laws, which usually means graft, China News reported.… Continue Reading