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National Defense March 2011	Statement of Defense Industry Ethics In November 2004, after several months of in-depth review the National Defense Industrial Association finalized and published its Code of Ethics. Five years later in 2009, NDIA undertook to review, and, in a small number of ways made minor but we believe worthy revisions.
National Defense November 2004 Joe Reeder	Association Unveils New Ethics Code for Industry The National Defense Industrial Association's Ethics Committee has developed a benchmark statement of industry ethics for companies to incorporate into their day-to-day business.
National Defense September 2015 Charles L. Szews	Trust Plays Big Role in Corporate Culture In the defense industry, doing the right thing protects American lives and has national security implications.
National Defense August 2013 Patti Ellis	Corporate Ethics Education Yields Rewards Raytheon produces a popular video mini-series each quarter, called "EthicSpace" that, like the Checkpoint program and FCPA Aware, is based on actual case experiences meant to prompt conversation.
National Defense April 2008 McGrath & Connolly	New Rules For Federal Contracts Effective Dec. 24, 2007, the government-wide federal acquisition regulation (FAR) mandates a written code of ethics for almost all government contractors.
National Defense December 2012 Traci Thompson	Effective Ethics Programs Come From the 'Middle' Without continuous executive team commitment for its code of conduct and ethics program, a company's effort to promote consistent ethical behavior can quickly lapse into a hollow, politically correct endeavor.
National Defense July 2007 Manik K. Rath	Mergers, Acquisitions Call for Added Scrutiny When acquiring or merging with any government contractor, reviewing ethics policies, compliance programs, and all recent voluntary disclosures will provide a wealth of invaluable information.
National Defense December 2009 McGrath & Connolly	Industry Should Prepare for Review of Ethics Programs Contractors may soon have more complete answers as to how the Defense Department will verify contractor compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation's recent ethics program requirements.
National Defense May 2015 Marillyn A. Hewson	Trust Builds Value in Business Ethics Programs It helps to have a strong ethical culture. When these principles are embedded into your business environment, it's easier to quickly and transparently handle any issues that arise -- from providing guidance on difficult questions to mediating disputes.
National Defense October 2015 Berry & Hutchens	Creating an Ethics Compliance Program Government agencies and mature prime contractors expect emerging contractors to reflect the same "culture of ethics and compliance" that large companies commit substantial resources to implementing.
National Defense November 2011 Chris Raymond	Ethical Leadership in a Global Marketplace Business has always been a contact sport. However, winning at any cost isn't winning at all. What's more, cutting ethical corners simply isn't necessary for the global defense industry.
National Defense August 2007 Brian Sears	Building an Ethical Culture From the Top The NDIA ethics code encourages companies always to aspire to and implement best practices in all dealings with the government and other businesses.
National Defense April 2015 Dave Melcher	Understanding the Value of Ethics Surveys A healthy ethical culture is a critical component of all successful businesses, regardless of size or complexity.
Job Journal August 31, 2008 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: Executives Set Ethical Standards By their example, management sets an organization's ethical compass.
CFO March 15, 2006 Norm Alster	I Am Joe's Conscience Employers are setting up ethics programs to teach workers to do the right thing. Is this the wrong approach?
Inc. November 2004 Darren Dahl	Do the Right Thing -- or Else New federal ethics rules apply to all companies, regardless of size.
InternetNews October 27, 2006 Michael Hickins	HP's Ethics Move Still Falls Short By having its ethics officer report to its top lawyer, HP shows it still doesn't get it.
National Defense January 2008 Hickey & Connolly	Codes of Conduct Don't Always Protect Reputation Alone, ethics codes will not protect an organization's reputation. Leadership is required. CEOs, boards, and every level of management, must vigilantly endeavor to steer their organizations clear of even appearances of questionable behavior.
Entrepreneur December 2006	Well, Honestly! Establishing ethics standards makes sense for your bottom line.
FDIC FYI July 24, 2002	Enhancing Financial Transparency Participants in the conference discussed the strengths and flaws inherent in the U.S. financial reporting process and suggested ways of modifying not only the reporting mechanism, but also the accounting standards that underlie financial statements, audit opinions, credit ratings and analyst reports.
Entrepreneur October 2002 Chris Sandlund	Trust Is a Must In the eyes of employees, investors, clients and the public at large, honesty is the only policy that will do.
National Defense September 2014 James C. Fontana	Attorney-Client Privilege in Fraud Suits at Risk Government contractors typically maintain ethics compliance programs, which are mandated by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and are part of the industry's best practices.
National Defense January 2012 David Hickey	Cutting Costs Does Not Require Cutting Compliance Lest anyone think the federal government will tolerate less contractor compliance, the current environment indicates that it is much more likely that the government will pursue allegations of non-compliance, fraud, waste and abuse with even greater vigor.
National Defense February 2015 Jessica Bejarano	Creating Effective Compliance Programs Enforcement of government contract regulations has become increasingly vigilant.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 David Blanchard	How Ethical is Your Supply Chain? Supplier ethics management offers a way to plug global ethic gaps.
Parameters Spring 2007 Paul Robinson	Ethics Training and Development in the Military While relatively new, formal military training programs for ethics have produced a number of common virtues that might provide a basis for a universal (military) code or ethic.
National Defense November 2007 Hickey & Connolly	Ethical Lapses Provide Valuable Training Tool A recently proposed amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulations would call upon all government contractors to have a written code of ethics and business conduct.
National Defense July 2009 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Industry Ethics: Going Beyond the Call of Duty A seemingly endless stream of bad news about U.S. weapon programs should cause all of us to revisit our approach to ethics in the defense industry.
National Defense February 2009 David H. Laufman	Mandatory Disclosure Regime Raises Stakes for Contractors A new regulatory enforcement regime has now commenced that underscores the Department of Justice's aggressive approach to procurement fraud and dramatically increases the compliance and disclosure obligations of defense contractors.
National Defense March 2004 Richard J. Bednar	Small Companies Need Ethics Programs Too The Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct (DII)-- focused on defense industry ethics and conduct programs since its inception in 1986--has developed a "tool kit" to help smaller defense contractors plan ethics and conduct program.
National Defense February 2009 McGrath & Connolly	Final Rules on Mandatory Disclosure Effective Dec. 12, 2008, government contractors will face what rule authors characterize as a "sea change" in how government enforcement authorities expect to govern in the future.
Job Journal May 2, 2010 Peggy Klaus	Ethical Behavior in the Workplace Was the economic meltdown caused by illegal activities or immoral practices? Do we apply a different standard of ethics in the workplace than we expect from each other in our private lives?
National Defense January 2004 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Corporate Self-Governance Remains an Imperative The ethics-related issues that have put the defense industry on the front pages in recent weeks obviously have prompted concerns among business leaders.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2010 Morgan Housel	Goldman Sachs: Ethics Optional Leaving the door to misbehavior wide open.
Job Journal September 24, 2006 Michael Kinsman	Where to Draw the Line? Seemingly insignificant decisions we make every day are really tests to our personal ethics. HR employees, especially, must be constantly aware of the ethical decisions that are part of their jobs
AFP eWire April 7, 2014 Pena & Eustace	Ethics Is Not A Game Of Jeopardy At the recent AFP International Conference in San Antonio, we turned ethical issues into a fun, and noisy game of Jeopardy and we had a full house.
National Defense March 2014 Traci Thompson	Supplier Codes of Conduct Often Overlooked A thoughtful and effective supplier code not only decreases the likelihood of trouble to a defense contractor because of its supply chain, but also serves as a foundational tool that provides compliance stability and helps drive long-term success.
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2013 Ben Comer	Compliance in the C-Suite Compliance officers have risen into pharmaceutical management's highest ranks, by choice in some organizations, and by government decree in others. Either way, their importance as a strategic partner can hardly be understated.
National Defense October 2006 Fayad & Hickey	Internal Investigations: Accounting for In-House Costs This article examines the treatment of certain costs for an investigation and related corrective measures under the Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR"), and distinguishes those in-house costs that may be recovered from those that may not for government contractors.
National Defense August 2005 Moorhouse & Hickey	Contractor-Sponsored Events: Navigating Through the Rules For contractor-sponsored events that involve federal employees, the following considerations should be examined by federal contractors and their government customers.
Job Journal May 21, 2006 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: Ethics Ought to Start at the Top If chief executive officers are only as effective as the people they surround themselves with, then doesn't it also follow that they are only as ethical as the people around them?
National Defense January 2007 David Hickey	Companies Must Set and Review Compliance Priorities As 2006 closed, the Department of Justice's criminal division announced the formal creation of a national task force "to promote the prevention, early detection and prosecution of procurement fraud."
National Defense March 2007 Ebner & Menker	Message to Industry: `Do the Right Thing' Recent headlines have raised concerns about how federal procurements were handled on a variety of levels. Introduced last fall, a bill entitled the Clean Contracting Act may pass in the 110th Congress. These proposed changes are a harbinger of things that may come.
Entrepreneur December 2005 Nichole L. Torres	Ethically Speaking What are today's students learning about business ethics?
Job Journal July 3, 2005 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: Leading by Example Executives help establish the standards that drive the behavior of other workers. When executives embrace corporate values and live up to them, they provide standards for everyone to follow.
National Defense March 2006 Thomas O. Miller	Corporate Liability: Beware of Rogues And Ostriches A corporation can be liable for a criminal or Civil False Claims Act violation stemming from the conduct of "rogue employees," who are politely known as "adverse agents," and employees who are willfully blind or deliberately ignorant of ethical, legal and contractual requirements.
Investment Advisor November 2005 William R. Urban	Raising the Bar There are few easy answers when it comes to the ethical issues faced by financial advisors and their staffs. Here's how one financial advisory firm successfully keeps ethical issues at the top for all its employees.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005 Andy Bender	Orchestrating Compliance Product managers at pharmaceuticals are not always happy to see their compliance officers. That may be changing.
National Defense September 2012 Richard L. Moorhouse	Implementing Evolving Disclosure Rules Federal government oversight, scrutiny of contractors and enforcement actions are on the rise.