The Lobby Bar Podcast | PAC Compliance Reviews: Examining the Top 10 Issues
Inside the SBA’s Full-Scale 8(a) Audit: What Participants Need to Know Now
The Lobby Bar Podcast | Compliance Close-Up: Lobby Reporting Audits
Overcoming the Compliance Minefield, Part 3: Build Indirect Rates That Stand Up to DCAA Scrutiny
Culture Crafters - Ethics Culture Divide, Part 3 - Building and Sustaining an Ethical Culture in Organizations
Compliance Tip of the Day - Monitoring and Improvement of Internal Controls
Overcoming the Compliance Minefield of Cost-Reimbursement Contracts, Part 2: Mastering DCAA Audits in Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Contracts
Compliance Tip of the Day - The Mock Audit
Compliance Tip of the Day - The Integrity Audit
Compliance Tip of the Day - The Fraud Audit
Compliance Tip of the Day - The Culture Audit
Overcoming the Compliance Minefield, Part 1:Preparing for a Surge in DCAA Audit Activity
Compliance Tip of the Day - What is Fraud, Waste and Abuse
Demystifying Wage and Hour Audits: One-on-One with Courtney McFate
Compliance Tip of the Day: Finance Models for Compliance
Compliance Tip of the Day - Extending Compliance Value Across Your Organization
Compliance Tip of the Day: Design - Centric Internal Controls
Hospice Insights Podcast - Hospice Audit Updates: Hospices Fare Well in Federal Court
Compliance Tip of the Day: Internal Control Improvement
Compliance Tip of the Day: Assessing Internal Controls
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Recent media coverage of heightened immigration enforcement has led employers to the realization that a visit from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is no longer a remote possibility. As a result, HR leaders are...more
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Now that the calendar has flipped to 2026, “The Lobby Bar” podcast hosts Charlie Ricciardelli and Tyler Rosen are back for part two of their compliance review close-up, focusing this time on reviews for corporate political...more
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Connect with senior legal and compliance leaders later this month at ACI’s 19th Forum on the FCPA & Global Anti-Corruption Houston. Learn directly from enforcement officials, pressure-test your compliance approach with...more
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Stronger enforcement and evolving litigation are putting renewed scrutiny on CDL qualifications, training, and company hiring practices. Hosted by Hanson Bridgett LLP, this moderated discussion will focus on what companies...more
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