Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne told a House committee that he might fire employees involved in ethics abuses at the agency, which collects oil and gas royalties.
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne told a House committee that he might fire employees involved in ethics abuses at the agency, which collects oil and gas royalties.
The Interior Department agency that collects oil and gas royalties has been caught up in a broad ethics scandal — including allegations of financial self-dealing, accepting gifts from energy companies, cocaine use and sexual misconduct.
The Service Employees International Union, the nation’s fastest-growing and most politically powerful union, said it was setting up an ethics commission after scandals at several of its largest locals.
Many are wondering how one of the oldest practitioners in the field of socially responsible investing got mixed up with companies involved with alcohol, gambling and military contracting.
Many are wondering how one of the oldest practitioners in the field of socially responsible investing got mixed up with companies involved with alcohol, gambling and military contracting.
A new Web site offers free, ad-supported criminal searches, letting people search by name through criminal archives of all 50 states and 3,500 counties in the United States.
The Russian president is pressing ahead with a national plan to combat corruption, noting that business had become infuriated by corrupt bureaucrats.
The Russian president is pressing ahead with a national plan to combat corruption, noting that business had become infuriated by corrupt bureaucrats.
The Russian president is pressing ahead with a national plan to combat corruption, noting that business had become infuriated by corrupt bureaucrats.
The Russian president is pressing ahead with a national plan to combat corruption, noting that business had become infuriated by corrupt bureaucrats.