Topic
Transparency
804 published works
Consumer Finance Monitor
House Committee holds markup of CFPB bills
By CFPB Monitor
On Tuesday, June 10, the House Financial Services Committee held a markup to discuss several bills designed to promote greater transparency and accountability at the CFPB. In his opening statement,…
AdLaw By Request®
FTC Calling for Legislation in Recent Report on Data Brokers
The FTC released its report "Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability", which calls for more transparency and accountability from the companies that collect, resell or share consumers' personal…
Technology Law Dispatch
FTC Releases Report on Data Brokers – Calls for Legislative Action
By Christine Nielsen Czuprynski
This post was written by Frederick Lah and Michael E. Strauss. On May 27, 2014, the FTC released its report “Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability”. In the…
Food Safety News
Publisher’s Platform: A Chance for Transparency and Learning
By Bill Marler
Brian Ronholm has been the head of the USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) since Dec. 19, 2013 – that is six months today – and what a six months…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
EC Begins Public Consultation on Transparency Measures for Nanomaterials on the Market
As part of the Communication on the Second Regulatory Review on Nanomaterials, the European Commission (EC) announced the launch of an impact assessment intended to identify and develop the most…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Invites Comments on Sunshine Act “Open Payments” Dispute Resolution/Corrections Process
CMS is inviting comments on the Physician Payment Sunshine Act “Open Payments Program” dispute resolution and corrections process. As previously reported, the Physician Payment Sunshine Act requires pharmaceutical and medical…
The Right Coast
Investors Say Alibaba IPO Filing Leaves Many Questions Unanswered – WSJ.com
The scant details raise transparency concerns because Alibaba's structure "still concentrates power into a few hands," said Tony Hsu, a Shanghai-based portfolio manager for U.S. hedge fund Dalton Investments. He…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Rep. Roybal-Allard on Secure Communities Program: Time for Transparency
Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and DHS Inspector General (OIG) John Roth expressing her outrage that a March 2012…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Secret Drugs, Agonizing Deaths”
Main April 15, 2014"Secret Drugs, Agonizing Deaths"The title of this post is the headline of this New York Times op-ed published yesterday. Authored by Megan McCracken and Jennifer Moreno, here…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Will Physician Payment Sunshine Act Data Usher in a New Era of False Claims Act Litigation?
By Scot Hasselman, Elizabeth B. Carder-Thompson, Katie Pawlitz
While attention has been focused on Medicare physician payment data released by CMS yesterday, upcoming Sunshine Act data will shine a new spotlight on financial relationships between physicians and pharmaceutical…