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Compliance Jobs Report: Mar. 7
Another bustling Compliance Jobs Report this week! We have notable moves at Wells Fargo, Levi Strauss, Bastion, Hiscox, and the University of Missouri; plus notable promotions at Deluxe, Cargill, Etihad, and lots more. Job leads are in insurance, medical research, and videogames, and don’t forget Meme of the Week! Always remember that we need your…
Read MoreFCPA and ‘Under Pressure From the President’
One of the great puzzles (to me, at least) about President Trump’s pause of FCPA enforcement was why he might want to allow U.S. companies to engage in corruption with foreign government officials. Now we can conduct a useful thought experiment, courtesy of the news that BlackRock is buying two ports that control access to…
Read MoreDOGE Comes for the SEC
Compliance and audit professionals are hearing today that the DOGE mind virus has now reached the Securities and Exchange Commission, with significant cuts in personnel and resources looming. Let’s take a look at all this to understand what’s really going on at the SEC and how those changes are likely to affect corporate compliance and…
Read MoreCompliance Jobs Report: Feb. 28
This week the Compliance Jobs Report notes a new chief compliance officer at Walmart, plus other appointments at General Dynamics, IHG Hotels, Textron, Marvell Technology, and lots more. We have a bundle of promotions to note; job leads in financial crimes, healthcare privacy, and Caribbean cruises; and Meme of the Week goes out to the…
Read MoreStudy: Open-Source Software Risks Are Rampant
A newly released study finds that the vast majority of software systems that businesses use to manage their operations rely to at least some extent on open-source software — and the vast majority of that open-source code contains multiple high-risk vulnerabilities. So says the 2025 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis Report, released Tuesday by…
Read MoreCompliance Jobs Report: Feb. 21
The Compliance Jobs Report this week has new hires at McKinsey, Schneider Electric, Kingfisher, Oxxo, and elsewhere; plus promotions at Unisys, Husqvarna, Royal Caribbean, and more. Job leads are in teaching hospitals, electronics, and environmental defense; and Meme of the Week goes out to Chris Pratt fans! Always remember that we need your help to…
Read MoreSEC Keeps Cyber Enforcement Alive
The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a new cybersecurity enforcement unit — or, more accurately, dropped crypto stuff from its previously existing crypto assets and cybersecurity enforcement unit. Anyway, it’s a reminder that cybersecurity issues are still on the SEC’s radar screen, so corporate audit and financial disclosure teams need to respond accordingly. Acting…
Read MoreCentene Dinged on Cyber Failures
Centene Corp. is paying $11.2 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that poor cybersecurity at one of its subsidiaries qualifies as a violation of the False Claims Act, in yet another example of how cybersecurity risk is worming its way into all parts of corporate compliance. The subsidiary in question is Health Net Federal Services,…
Read MoreCompliance Jobs Report: Feb. 14
What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than the Compliance Jobs Report? This week we have news from Walmart, Bicycle Therapeutics, Pax8, Goldman Sachs, Square, and more. Job leads are in banking, online auctions, and fintech firms; and Meme of the Week goes out law firms feeling the pressure. Always remember that we need your…
Read MoreTrump Halts FCPA Enforcement
OK, the inevitable has happened. President Trump has issued an executive order directing the Justice Department to halt all enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and devise new enforcement guidelines for future prosecution. Let’s all take a deep breath, and then move on to consider the implications for corporate compliance programs. Is Trump’s anti-anti-corruption…
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