Tag: procurement integrity
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KNAB Uncovers Misappropriation in LDz Rolling Stock Subsidiary: Officials Suspected
Overview of the Case The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has moved swiftly in a case involving LDz Rolling Stock, a subsidiary of the state-owned railway company. In an expedited procedure, KNAB has proposed that the Prosecution Office for Investigation of Offences in State Institutions initiate criminal proceedings against two LDz Rolling Stock officials.…
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Public Health, Pollution, Road Safety: Governance Strains Across Three Local Incidents
Overview: Three Local Incidents, One Question about Governance and Risk Three recent stories from different jurisdictions illuminate how governance, accountability, and risk management play out in public safety. In Ireland, questions swirl around a ventilator procurement linked to a Galway hydro turbine project and a company with a controversial procurement profile (Irish Examiner, https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41712704.html). In…
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Local Risk, Local Consequences: How Health, Environment, and Transport Incidents Shape Community Futures
Introduction: Three Incidents, One Pattern Three disparate local stories—an Irish business dispute linked to ventilator procurement and a Galway hydro turbine project, a Canadian community coping with industrial dust fallout, and a fatal traffic crash in Milton— illuminate a common theme: risk emerges where governance, environment, and transportation intersect with everyday life. Taken together, these…
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Triad of Risk: Health procurement, industrial fallout, and road safety test local governance
Introduction: Three cases, one critical question Across three distinct but increasingly connected risk domains—healthcare procurement, environmental health, and transportation safety—public trust is being tested by how authorities respond to edge cases and controversial actors. The Irish Examiner’s report on a controversial ventilator contract that culminated in a Galway hydro turbine project underscores questions about procurement…