Month: December 2009

Database lobbying and a database appropriation

The Hill reports on the lobbying activities of companies that are apparently in line to receive $50 million to create and run a database. Dow Jones & Co., IBM and SAS Institute have all lobbied on the bill, according to congressional records. Teradata, an Ohio-based data analytics and warehousing firm, has been a prominent supporter […]

DynCorp and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

WSJ’s Law Blog reports on DynCorp’s actions after its recent disclosures relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Here’s the situation: DynCorp, a defense contractor, last week fired one of its top lawyers — executive counsel and chief compliance officer Curtis Schehr. The company didn’t explain the move, which was announced in an SEC filing […]