In recent actions, President Trump and Attorney General Barr have undercut U.S. credibility in the fight against corruption and undermined U.S. efforts to influence good governance around the world. Prompt action is necessary to reestablish trust that rule of law and judicial independence will be protected. Otherwise, these actions will upend years of efforts to […]
Our Board Chair, Alan Larson using his deep foreign service experience and his services as both Ambassador to the OECD and Under Secretary of State for economic, business and agricultural affairs has contributed an excellent article to the Foreign Service Journal. In the article he explains how corruption is a deadly virus that can infect […]
Shruti Shah quoted in the Luanda Leaks story about the vulnerability of real estate to laundered money and the lack of due diligence by the real estate industry on buyer’s identities and the sources of their funds. Read more here
Virginia has done nothing to address the lack of enforcement power of its ethics agencies despite scoring in the bottom 10% of all states in the S.W.A.M.P Index. It is important that state ethics agencies have the power to independently investigate, hold public hearings, and issue subpoenas, reprimands, and fines. A toothless ethics agency cannot […]
Oversight is Better than Hindsight: Anti-Corruption Recommendations for the CARES Act, highlights past success stories of Inspectors General, and examines what lessons can be learned from them and applied to oversight of the CARES Act. Supporting oversight of the stimulus not only ensures that money will find its way into the hands of people who […]
The 2020 States With Anti-Corruption Measures for Public Officials (S.W.A.M.P.) Index expands on our two previous reports by addressing two additional areas that are essential to promoting ethical and transparent government. The past two years demonstrated the importance that anonymous tips can play in fostering a culture of ethical compliance. This year’s report adds a question […]
Coalition for Integrity sent a letter to Director of National Economic Council Larry Kudlow emphasizing support for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and emphasizing that now is not the time to send the signal that the U.S. is reconsidering or might even weaken the FCPA. Rather, now is the time to push for strong and […]
In 2018, Coalition for Integrity released a report on States With Anticorruption Measures for Public Officials (SWAMP Index). This report graded and compared all fifty states and DC on their laws and regulations surrounding ethics and integrity in state government. Interactive report here.