Resources

670 Resources for

accountability

Subscribe to this listing via:
RSS
Email

BNET Business Dictionary

Accountability: the allocation or acceptance of responsibility for actions; Accountability definition on BNET »

BNET Resources

New Congressional Bill To Require Accountability for Government Multilingualism: Rep. Virginia Foxx leads effort to determine taxpayer cost WASHINGTON -- U.S. English, Inc. today hailed the introduction of H.R. 7092, the first Congressional legislation to account for multilingual services provided by the federal government. Offered by Rep. Virginia Foxx, H.R. 7092 would end speculation about the cost of...; Tags: accountability, FINANCE, Government, Rep., U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-30
NEWS UPDATE: Day Pitney LLP Updated Commentary Available on Federal "Economic Recovery and Corporate Accountability Act of 2008"and Republican "Economic Rescue Principles": Day Pitney's Distressed Assets Group team are available for media interviews to discuss implications of proposed House and Senate legislative updates this weekend. NEW YORK -- Congress is currently considering updated legislation, the "Economic Recovery and Corporate Accountability Act of 2008" TARP to address the credit crisis with a...; Tags: accountability, Litigation, Republican, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-09-27
Letters to the editor: Keep state in charge The financial crisis gripping our nation has many Americans on edge, and it may be some time before relative stability is restored. No crisis would be complete without someone trying to take advantage of it for political gain. Unbelievable as it may seem, the...; Tags: accountability, American International Group Inc., FINANCE, financial, Insurance, regulation, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-27
Military accountability: Very few people have access to a lengthy report on the Air Force's mistaken delivery of missile fuses to Taiwan or other handling of nuclear-related materials. So it's impossible to know if the ouster of the Air Force's top military and civilian leaders by Defense Secretary Robert Gates was just...; Tags: accountability, Air Force, Engineering, missile; Research articles 2008-06-10
15 bln dlrs in US Iraq spending unaccounted for: reports: WASHINGTON AFP — The Pentagon cannot account for nearly 15 billion dollars in payments for goods and services in Iraq, according to an internal audit which members of Congress blasted Friday as a "shocking" accountability failure. Of 8.2 billion dollars in US taxpayer-funded defense contracts reviewed by the defense...; Tags: accountability, FINANCE, payment, Pentagon; Research articles 2008-05-23

2 ex-officials allege Iraq corruption cover-up: WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration repeatedly ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information so as not to undermine its relationship with Baghdad, according to two former State Department employees. Arthur Brennan, who briefly served in Baghdad as head of...; Tags: accountability, Baghdad, FINANCE, Iraq, MARKETING, U.S. Department of State; Research articles 2008-05-13
Commentary: Joint legislative accountability committee a good: An ambitious step toward making state government more efficient and reviewing the efficacy of tax incentives for economic growth hopefully is nearing a satisfactory conclusion. Senate Bill 1865 by State Senate Co-President Pro Tempore Glenn Coffee, R-OKC and Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Chris Benge,...; Tags: accountability, agency, FINANCE, Taxes, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-05-12
Don't expect TV sellers to exceed last year's $9.1B; Credit crisis and focus on accountability likely downers for upfront.(The Upfront): Byline: BRIAN STEINBERG The upfront will not be up this year. At least, that's the conclusion two Wall Street analysts have reached. Pointing to marketers worried about a sputtering economy, a credit crisis and a looming recession, analysts expect advertisers to hold...; Tags: ABC Inc., accountability, advertisement, advertiser, analyst, cable, CBS Corp., NBC Universal Inc., network, NETWORKING, TVs; Research articles 2008-05-12
EPA accountability.(industry news)(Environmental Protection Agency )(Brief article): The U.S. Government Accountability Office GAO released its report analyzing the reorganization of the Environmental Protection Agency EPA library network. Titled "Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Ensure That Best Practice and Procedures Are Followed When Making Further Changes to Its Library Network," the 60-page report is...; Tags: accountability, Strategy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2008-05-01
Third Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Removes State Law Recourse for Suicide after Depression Drug: Lead Plaintiff Attorney from Anapol Schwartz Outraged by Federal Infringement of State Police Power: PHILADELPHIA -- According to Anapol Schwartz attorney, Sol Weiss, one of the lead plaintiffs in a consolidated appeal decided yesterday in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, "The FDA, a federal regulatory agency whose staff is appointed without any accountability to the public, has been granted blanket authority to allow...; Tags: accountability, attorney, FDA, FINANCE, Government, U.S. Circuit Court; Research articles 2008-04-09
DOT Seeks Rail Safety Improvements: The Department of Transportation said recently it is seeking to reduce common mistakes that result in nearly half of all human factor-caused train accidents. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said that this is the aim of a new federal regulation that places greater accountability on both railroad management and employees for...; Tags: accident, accountability, FINANCE, Government, Regulations, secretary, Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation; Research articles 2008-02-25
Top US accountability officer quits over job constraints: WASHINGTON AFP — The head of the audit and investigative arm of the US Congress announced his resignation Friday, citing "real limitations" on what he could do. David Walker, 51, a respected voice on fiscal matters, said he was making an early departure from the US Government Accountability Office...; Tags: accountability, Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, General Accounting Office, Government, job, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government; Research articles 2008-02-15
Minding the gaps; integrating poverty reduction strategies and budgets for domestic accountability: Minding the gaps; integrating poverty reduction strategies and budgets for domestic accountability. Ed. by Vera A. Wilhelm et al. The World Bank 2008 182 pages $25.00 Paperback HC59 Jointly directed by Wilhelm of the World Bank and Krause (of the Deutsche Gesellschaft...; Tags: accountability, FINANCE, strategy, World Bank; Research articles 2008-02-01
Congress to enact new accountability in contracting.(Ethics Corner): * Congressional interest in oversight of government contracting began early last year with separate bills during the first three months of the 110th Congress in both the House and Senate that provided for contractor oversight and limited the number of sole source contracts. The...; Tags: accountability, agency, ethics, FINANCE, Government, Leadership, procurement, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-02-01
Datacard Group Provides Secure ID System for Super Bowl First Responders: Integrated solution allows for real-time tracking and personnel management powered by Salamander Technologies MINNEAPOLIS -- Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today announced that its technology will be used to issue secure ID credentials to Glendale, Arizona first responders in preparation for Super...; Tags: accountability, Datacard, Datacard Group, FINANCE; Research articles 2008-01-30
Merrill Directors Called to Account for Mortgage Mess: To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Michael Garland of CtW Investment Group, +1-212-290- 0308 Second Bank Board to Face Election Challenge in 2008 WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Demanding accountability from a Board whose oversight failures cost shareholders $35 billion in 2007, the CtW Investment Group has called on four Merrill...; Tags: accountability, board, director, FINANCE, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., mortgage, Mortgages, shareholder; Research articles 2008-01-16
Woods Gordon Report, Accountability, and the Postwar Reconstruction of the National Film Board of Canada, The: Historical accounts of the postwar National Film Board NFB typically begin with the purges of NFB staff against the backdrop of the Red Scare. This article revisits this period by situating the Film Board within a context of postwar economic reconstruction. It focusses on an administrative review of the NFB...; Tags: accountability, accountant, accounting, board, Canada, FINANCE, financial, Gordon, Government, Ottawa, SOFTWARE, Toronto, University of Toronto; Research articles 2008-01-01
Narrowing the Accountability Gap: Toward a New Foreign Investor Accountability Mechanism: I. INTRODUCTION An ever-increasing number of standards, guidelines, principles, norms, and best practices (hereinafter "standards and norms") have been adopted to address the environmental and social impacts of multinational enterprises ("MNEs"). This increase in standards and norms corresponds to a rise in MNE sensitivity to the environmental and social impacts...; Tags: accountability, agreement, bank, compliance, Environmental, financial, investor, OECD, Quality, standards, U.S.; Research articles 2008-01-01
Head of the government accountability office warns of fiscal "tsunami": "It is really frustrating when the numbers are clear and compelling and when you know you have a tsunami of spending that is heading toward your shores, and yet you still have people partying on the beach. That is analogous to the situation we face. At the same time, elected...; Tags: accountability, comptroller, FINANCE, Government, HEALTHCARE, Newsweek, shore, tsunami; Research articles 2007-12-10
The churning sector: no storms, at least from a weather perspective.(YEAR IN REVIEW): If March goes in like a lion and out like a lamb, 2007 might well be remembered for all the commotion toward the middle of the year. The latest nonprofit scandal The Smithsonian hit the fan in the spring while the summer went out with a howl...; Tags: accountability, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Investment, IPO, nonprofit, Smithsonian Institution; Research articles 2007-12-01