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A new year, a new administration in the United States, and new cartel enforcement leadership in the United Kingdom have begun. In the United States, first-of-their-kind criminal charges have been brought involving labor and wages in an industry that had previously been largely untouched by cartel prosecutors. Federal legislation will now protect whistleblower employees, thereby encouraging them to report on their company’s anticompetitive conduct. A lot has happened since we last caught up on developments in cartel enforcement. Big changes are expected. Trillions of dollars are proposed to be spent by the federal government in the name of pandemic relief, just as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun bringing criminal charges through its Procurement Collusion Strike Force. Let’s catch up.
Latest civil service & public affairs moves February 22
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Government departments
Cabinet Office – Lord Frost to become minister of state on 1st March, as a full member of cabinet.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: BBC – Richard Sharp approved as chair of the board.
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee – Geoff Thompson appointed as deputy chair and Ama Agbeze as board member.
National Lottery Community Fund – Blondel Cluff appointed as chair, replacing Tony Burton who had been in the role on an interim basis.
British Film Institute – Tim Richards announced as chair, replacing Pat Butler who had been in the role on an interim basis.