The Biden administration on Thursday announced it will donate 25 million coronavirus doses abroad, with about three quarters of them allocated to the World Health Organization's COVAX initiative, and
The move designates corruption a national security issue and directs U.S. government agencies to begin internal reviews.
President Joe Biden walks on the Ellipse near the White House to board Marine One for a Wednesday trip to Delaware. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON (CN) Angling to shut down corruption in the federal government, President Joe Biden directed federal agencies Thursday to launch internal reviews and report back to him in 200 days.
The memorandum Biden released Thursday is short on details, but highlights bolstering criminal and civil enforcement under the Global Magnitsky Act as a chief priority, along with enforcement of the Justice Department’s Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative.