What Does Good Compliance Look Like? Internal Audit Can Help
Board audit committees and compliance professionals should review new compliance guidance provided in a recent speech by assistant attorney general Leslie Caldwell, chief of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division. Along with the DoJ’s appointment of a “compliance counsel” this guidance presented so-called “metrics” to apply when evaluating programs ...
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