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AccountabilityAccountability - the Key 21st Century Watchword We've carefully chosen the name for this Web-accessed news, research, information and perspectives research - "accountability" is the Editors' umbrella term for much of the content -- and "central" because we intend to make this a central resource for those interested in knowing more about trends in accountability. Corporations and other institutions in our society are increasingly being held accountable for their decisions, actions, behaviors and performance .... Click here to continue reading the full introduction
News & Updates October 30, 2009 XBRL US National Conference, Nov. 17-18, to Feature XBRL Reporting Essentials for Financial ExecutivesSource:ReutersXBRL US, the nonprofit consortium for XML business reporting, announced that its national conference, "XBRL Financial Reporting: Advancing Transparency, Transforming the Dialogue" to be held on November 17-18, 2009 at the... September 19, 2009 Climate change legislation is unlikely to pass the U.S. Congress until the first half of 2010, and maybe not until 2011, Duke Energy Corp Chief Executive Jim Rogers said on Friday.
Source:The Wall Street Journal
The Federal Reserve's new push to regulate pay at U.S. banks will make things more difficult for boards and their compensation committees, already under fire for controversial pay practices. The planned Fed move could increase... September 18, 2009 India plans to establish US-type body for environment governanceSource:Daily Times PakistanNEW DELHI: The Environment and Forest Ministry is seeking to establish a US-type independent and autonomous body of specialists for effective environment governance, according to a discussion paper released by its minister Jairam... Click here for more Accountability News & Updates
Research & InsightsSeptember 17, 2009 Protecting shareholders' rights a must to stabilise stock marketSource:The New Nation - BangladeshProtecting shareholders' rights by streamlining rules and regulations is seen as a prerequisite to ensure stability in stock market, particularly in a country like Bangladesh. Making this observation, the Corporate Governance... September 10, 2009 Americans’ Trust in Legislative Branch at Record LowSource:GallupPRINCETON, NJ -- At a time when President Obama is asking Congress to develop and pass far-reaching healthcare reform legislation, a record-low 45% of Americans say they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the... July 29, 2009 Post office cited by GAO as a troubled agency
Source:The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Government Accountability Office on Tuesday added the Postal Service to its list of high-risk federal agencies in need of change. The post office has been struggling with a sharp decline in mail volume as people... Click here for more Accountability Research & Insights
Commentary & OpinionNovember 3, 2009 Shareholders Need a Say on Pay
Source:Working Knowledge, Harvard Business School
"Say on pay" legislation now under debate Washington D.C. can be a useful tool for shareholders to strengthen the link between CEO pay and performance when it comes to golden parachutes, says Harvard Business School professor... November 2, 2009 Policy Makers Miss the MarkSource:Seeking AlphaIt was nice to see FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair endorse the Financial Services Oversight Council (FSOC) as the systemic regulator and also endorse as its head an independent director with long-term appointment. Readers might want... September 18, 2009 Profits with principles: being socially responsible can paySource:INSEADFor the sake of the environment, you shouldn’t wash your jeans each time you wear them; you should wait until you’ve worn them two or three times. This somewhat unusual advice comes courtesy of John Anderson, President and CEO of... Click here for more Accountability Commentary & Opinion |
...More Information     Special FocusNews on "Accountability" Streamed from Yahoo! and Google NewsMarch 9, 2010 Medicare Advantage [Capitol Health Call]JAMA. 2010;303(10):929. To better police inappropriate marketing by Medicare Advantage plans, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should gather more and better information on the extent of these improper... March 9, 2010 New Sacramento City Auditor IntroducedOne of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's campaign promises was more accountability when it came to city spending. March 9, 2010 Archbishop Desmond Tutu says world has failed children
UNICEF (press release) - In endorsing the UNICEF Innocenti and Harvard University Law School book, 'Children and Transitional Justice: Truth-Telling, Accountability and ... March 9, 2010 Federal court gives HUBZone program priorityFCW.com - Hewitt's ruling affirms the Government Accountability Office's bid protest decisions in 2008 and 2009 that gave preference to HUBZone small businesses. ... March 9, 2010 Warrants issued against 6 directorsPakistan Observer - Rawalpindi —A Rawalpindi's Accountability Court on Tuesday issued non bailable warrants against six foreign directors of the SGS Company in the Cotecna ... March 9, 2010 Help schools by helping the poorWashington Post (blog) - ... federal efforts to incentivize and prod the system to change in constructive directions, testing- and results-based accountability and more. ... March 9, 2010 GAO: Missile Defense Agency Target Development To Take 'Several Years'InsideDefense (subscription) - ... contract and will not be affected by the new strategy,” according to the Government Accountability Office's latest annual assessment of the agency. ... March 9, 2010 Old Dogs: Blu-ray
Movie City News - It's easy to condemn Moore's eccentricities, but who else is speaking to the same issues and demanding accountability from politicians who have been bought ... March 9, 2010 Forget BRAC, move ahead on new jobsAsbury Park Press - The entire Congress could not stop BRAC even when faced with General Accountability Office and Defense Inspector General reports that impugned the fort ... March 9, 2010 Report: Federal cybersecurity plan facing barriersSC Magazine US - ... initiative has not been transparent, which has hindered both coordination with the private sector and accountability to the public, the report states. ... Click Here for more streaming news on "Accountability" “The day may come when fair play, love for one’s fellow-men, respect for justice and freedom, will enable generations to march forth serene…triumphant…from the epoch in which we dwell…meanwhile, never flinch, never weary, never despair…”
-- The Right Hon. Winston Churchill, March 1955, in his Swan Song to the House of Commons after an illustrious, challenging and sometimes despairing 53 year career in the House. Accountability-Central partners with Google to bring you related links with relevant information - links below:
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