Biden: Government Must Draft Anti-Corruption Plan by December

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/06/biden-government-must-draft-anti-corruption-plan-december/174481/


The Biden administration is directing agencies to come up with a plan by December to boost their fight against corruption, in a memo released Thursday.

Analysts are optimistic that the national security study memo, the first from President Joe Biden, represents a broader commitment by the administration to elevate the attention paid to illicit financing and codify the link between corruption and national security. But they are also watching to see what sort of results come out of the 200-day review launched by the president

“You begin to see a pattern here, which makes you think they’re really serious about this,” said Gary Kalman, the director of Transparency International’s U.S. office. “Obviously time will tell. We will want to see how this stuff turns into actual policy.”

The memo, which represents a follow through on a commitment Biden made on the campaign trail to combat corruption, directs top White House advisors to develop a strategy to boost the government’s fight against corruption, including increasing accountability for individuals and organizations who conduct illicit financing, developing global anti-corruption norms, and establishing partnerships with the private sector.

“Corruption is a risk to our national security, and we must recognize it as such,” Biden said in a statement. “Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It is self-defense. It is patriotism, and it’s essential to the preservation of our democracy and our future.”

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[lagomorph777]

1. Not soon enough to save us in 2022?

[bucolic_frolic]

2. There are days I think Joe is the last politician who deeply understands American government

Or at least the last one willing to act on his knowledge.