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 procurement contract.” Of course, discussion of corruption in public procurement has lately become hotly politicized in the US. But politics should not stop the integrity community from tackling this very real challenge.

In early February, the US Department of Justice announced it was temporarily pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement and adjusting future FCPA enforcement to prioritize Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the OECD Antibribery Convention.

At the end of March, I attended the now traditional OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum (GACIF) in Paris. More than 3000...