Over at Compliance Week, Bruce Carton notes that sharing inside information with a mistress (or lover, if that is the male equivalent) is an especially bad idea.

FORBES: Do Not Trust the Mistress

Departments and agencies across the Federal government submitted to OSTP their latest and, in some cases, final, drafts of their scientific integrity policies this past week, in compliance with a deadline I set in October for completion of final or draft-final versions for review.

WHITEHOUSE: Office of Science and Technology Policy Blog

It would further authorize the deployment of up to 300 unarmed military observers, who would be expected to ensure compliance with a shaky cease-fire imposed last week.

CNN: U.N. Security Council to vote on Syria observer mission

Last week WestLB confirmed it had suspended two of its compliance staff.

ECONOMIST: German Landesbanks

"This week, Blizzard tightened up its procedures to ensure compliance with these laws, and players connecting from the affected nations are restricted from access to Blizzard games and services, " read the statement.

BBC: Blizzard cuts off Iranian access to World of Warcraft

The company last week released the latest version of a product for research institutions to automate their regulatory compliance procedures, manage research project approvals and improve the efficiency of complicated human and animal research.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission eased stress among company boards by pushing back the Section 404 compliance deadline to June 2004 rather than by the end of this year.

FORBES: Sarbanes-Oxley: Bankers' Bane, Auditors' Boon