Compliance Program news from FierceComplianceIT

It's fair to say the use of open source technologies, notably software, is surging. The compliance aspects of it are often poorly understood, which has prompted the Linux Foundation to launch the... Read more...

The case of Thomas Flanagan was a sad one indeed. The SEC accused the 30-year Deloitte & Touche veteran and his son of improperly trading in the securities of at least 12 companies he had advised... Read more...

Audit committees have a lot on their plate. But in the current environment, compliance and ethics should top the list. Unfortunately, not all audit committees have gotten religion on this issue. So... Read more...

In the compliance community, one lingering issue is the extent to which a strong culture of compliance and ethics will factor into various enforcement proceedings. It only makes sense to give... Read more...

Many would argue that a key aspect of any successful in-house compliance program in the Sarbans-Oxley (Sarbanes-Oxley news) era is ethics (ethics news) training. You've got to instill in new... Read more...

Compliance Week offers an interesting look at two companies' paths to a GRC solution. In both cases, the decision gave weight to the existing ERP platforms and the need to continue to run customized... Read more...

Recall that Boeing ended up in something of a public relations nightmare back in 2007, when some IT compliance auditors employed by the aviation giant went to the media about some perceived lapses in... Read more...

Data centers have taken on gargantuan importance as of late, especially in the financial services, biotechnology and other information- and data-driven sectors. Given that they are such power pigs,... Read more...

We've noted that the most recession-proof IT applications tend to be linked to risk management and compliance. The Securities and Exchange Commission certainly thinks this is the case. Officials have... Read more...

After Siemens set a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act record by agreeing to pay more than $1.6 billion to U.S. and German regulators to settle bribery charges, what did it do? It set out to make sure it... Read more...