Parisa Salehi wrote an article in Global Trade Magazine about what Inspector General oversight can teach companies about trade compliance. 

"Most U.S. companies doing business globally monitor enforcement actions closely," Parisa wrote. "But there is a second body of public knowledge, equally rigorous, far less read, and often more useful for preventing problems before they become violations. It is the Inspector General audit record. It is public, searchable, and does something that no enforcement database can: it tells companies how compliance systems fail across entire industries and institutions, not just in a single case."

"Trade compliance professionals naturally pay close attention to enforcement actions," Parisa continued. "There is another source of public information, however, that receives far less attention but can be just as valuable for companies that want to stay ahead of problems rather than respond to them. That source is the Inspectors General audits."

Click here to read the full article: Looking Beyond Enforcement: What Inspector General Oversight Can Teach Companies About Trade Compliance

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