This month: Sanctioned companies, questionable tech contracts, tips for analyzing OCDS, and a new dataset from Bangkok

Government procurement corruption is a growing problem in an increasingly kleptocratic world, draining public coffers in sectors such as security,…

The organization has one guiding principle: “Let the data speak.” But sometimes getting hold of the information they need is an uphill battle.

According to the OECD, “public procurement is the government activity most vulnerable to waste, mismanagement and corruption,” and over “half of foreign bribery cases occurred to obtain a public procu...

This month: US influencers, a medicine price tracker in Brazil, surveillance tech contracts, and handy open data tools.

A little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the norma...

Die Union plant, das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz auszuhebeln. Fordere die SPD auf, keine Koalition ohne Transparenz einzugehen. Jetzt unterzeichnen ✍️​

Das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz macht den Staat transparenter und beugt Korruption vor. Nun planen CDU-Politiker um Philipp Amthor eine Reform. SPIEGEL-Reporter Sven Becker weiß aus eigener Erfahrung, worum es geht.

This time: DOGE demolition and other blows to U.S. contracts, military procurement, corruption monitoring in Indonesia and analyzing country data on climate spending, sanctions and healthcare

Verschleiern, Verschwenden, Klüngeln: Die Berater*innen-Deals der Bundesregierung haben schon für zahlreiche Skandale gesorgt. Es fehlt Kontrolle. Bis jetzt. Wir veröffentlichen erstmals die bislang g...

Die Senatsverwaltung beauftragte eine Firma, dessen Co-Gesellschafter wegen Korruption verurteilt wurde. Dabei sollen Kriminelle eigentlich keine öffentlichen Aufträge erhalten können.

A night of jazz and bossa nova. Starting with some favorite piano and big band jazz tunes before closing on a round of bossa nova and Brazil-Latin beats. Playlist to come.

This month: A new guide to detecting red flags, tips from Guatemala’s Ana Carolina Alpírez, and the link between public contracts and organized crime

Businessman Koka Kokolashvili keeps a low profile in Georgia — but he does have family connections to the country’s political elite. Now, as the EU is looking to Georgia’s hydroelectric industry as an...

¿Cómo el crimen organizado logró infiltrarse en la contratación pública de Ecuador?

A five-count criminal indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Gautam S. Adani, Sagar R. Adani and Vneet S. Jaain, executives of an Indian renewable-energy company, with con...