The title of an article in Just Security, “New Ruling Shows How Few Options There Are for Intelligence Community Whistleblowers” captured my attention and made me read and cringe with every word I read. The writer is Irvin McCullough, an investigator for the Government Accountability Project (GAP), the leading whistleblower protection and advocacy organization, which… [Read More]
The Intelligence Community Inspector General’s Office Has Run Amok!
The Intelligence Community Inspector General’s Office (IC IG), the office which serves as the Intelligence Community central watchdog over the intelligence agencies (including CIA and NSA), has had serious issues for some time. Just this last fall, I commented that it appears the office was not able to do its job because of the varied… [Read More]
What if Arthur Andersen’s Auditors Had Spoken Up at Enron?
Can we influence human behavior for the better? I tend to think we can and we must. And so I am honored to be invited to talk at various events and conferences on ethics to professionals who are in the business of assuring their clients are doing the right thing. One such group recently was… [Read More]
With many good wishes for the season!
Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday. One of the real joys of the holiday season is to say thank you and wish you the very best of health, prosperity, happiness and success for the new year.
THE SEC: Real whistleblower retaliations or sore employees?
It appears that at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the very people who are the watchdogs of whistleblowing, have been blowing the whistle on the whistleblowing czar, I.G. Carl Hoecker himself and his staff, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. Two and perhaps more employees at the agency have filed complaints… [Read More]
How Do You Fix SEC Broken Windows? The answer is – you can’t!
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently announced it is discontinuing their enforcement program requiring admissions of wrongdoing and the prosecutorial approach they were supposedly taking after the 2008 financial crisis. Steven Peikin, co-director of the SEC’s enforcement division, said the SEC would drop the “broken windows” strategy of pursuing many cases over even… [Read More]
Consumers are Mad as Hell – The Big Banks Have Won Again!
Well so much for the CFPB and their attempt to protect the consumer. They’ve been shot down! The Senate has voted “to strike down a sweeping new rule that would have allowed millions of Americans to band together in class-action lawsuits against financial institutions.” The “vote is a giant setback for every consumer in this country,”… [Read More]
If You Can’t Trust the Intelligence Community, Who Can You Trust?
There are disturbing issues going on at the Intelligence Community Inspector General’s Office, the office which serves as the Intelligence Community central watchdog. Created in 2010, its job is to investigate waste, fraud, abuse and illegalities within the 16 agencies it monitors; communicate with, reach out to and give an additional layer of protection to… [Read More]
Ethics: The Road to Profits
A firm’s culture can predict how much market value that firm will create for stakeholders. Researchers have found that companies with ethical cultures significantly outperform other companies in stock value. In fact, researchers have shown that a firm’s culture is the strongest predictor of how much market value that firm will create for shareholders’ investments. A… [Read More]
Preparing Students for an Ethical Future – University of Nebraska Gets it Right
From SEACEN in Malaysia to The University of Nebraska (UN) in the space of two weeks. Continents apart, yet a similar message…business ethics pay off! From central bank executives to business students, my message to each emphasized the importance of doing the right thing and the key essentials individuals and businesses must follow to ensure… [Read More]
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