Today in #OpenGov 6/16/2014
Keep reading for an abbreviated look at #OpenGov news, focusing on the events coming up this week.
Events this week
- Transparency, Oversight and Accountability in the UN System: Problems and how to fix them. The Heritage Foundation. Mon. 6/16. 12:00 – 1:30 pm.
- Conflicts of Interest, Investor Loss of Confidence, and Hight Speed Trading in U.S. Stock Markets. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Tue. 6/17. 9:30 am. 216, Hart Senate Office Building.
- Whistleblowers: A Critical Anti-Corruption Tool and Challenge. AU Washington College of Law. Tues. 6/17. 1:45 am – 1:15 pm. 4801 Massachusetts Ave NW, 6th Floor Student Lounges, Washington, DC 20016.
- High Frequency Trading’s Impact on the Economy. The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment. Wed. 6/18. 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building.
- McCutcheon v FEC: Two books on the Supreme Court’s latest campaign finance case. CATO Institute. Wed. 6/18. 12:00 pm. 1000 Massachusetts Ave NW, Hayek Auditorium, Washington, DC 20001.
- Public Meeting of the Public Interest Declassification Board. (RSVP Required) Public Interest Declassification Board. Thurs. 6/19. 9:30 – 11:30 am. The Archivist’s Reception Room, Room 105, National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.
- Afghanistan: The corruption challenge. AU Washington College of Law. Thurs. 6/19. 4801 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 6th Floor Student Lounges, Washington, DC 20016.
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