Category Archives: Inadequate Systems

Where Are the Missing War Records? (US)

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Synercon

The top Republican and Democrat on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs are demanding more information from defense Secretary Chuck Hagel about lost Army field records from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the subject of a ProPublica investigation last … Continue reading →

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Poor record-keeping holds back pursuits of justice

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Synercon

Incompetent record keeping is depriving thousands of Victorians of  life-changing information,  but the Department of Human Services has ”a  profound conflict of interest” because fixing the problem would allow a rush of  lawsuits, a parliamentary inquiry was told on Friday. … Continue reading →

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Poor records hide truth from state wards

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Synercon

An inquiry has heard poor record keeping is contributing to the emotional trauma of Australians raised in orphanages or foster homes. A state ward trying to piece together their identity was told by the Victorian Department of Human Services their … Continue reading →

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CMC Inquiry hears how “huge mistakes” were made

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Synercon

Recordkeeping practices at Queensland’s Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) remain in the spotlight at the ongoing Parliamentary inquiry into the release of sensitive documents from the Fitzgerald Inquiry, the landmark 1980s investigation into into state police corruption. A public inquiry … Continue reading →

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Audit finds little record keeping at B.C. company involved in fatal bus crash

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Synercon

VANCOUVER – A British Columbia-based tour operator involved in a fatal bus crash in Oregon failed to monitor how long its drivers were at the wheel and kept poor records on the maintenance of its vehicles, says a safety audit … Continue reading →

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Coroner calls for gun reform after Horden shootings… Woeful recordkeeping (UK)

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Synercon

A coroner has called for “root and branch” gun licensing reform after ruling  three women shot in a house in County Durham were unlawfully killed… In his inquest judgement, (The coroner Andrew Tweddle ) described the deaths as “avoidable”. He … Continue reading →

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Finra Fines ING Groep Units $1.2 Million on Alleged Record-Keeping Violations

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Synercon

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined five affiliates of ING Groep NV (ING, INGA.AE) $1.2 million amid findings that the units of the Netherlands-based banking giant failed to retain or review millions of emails for various periods between 2004 and … Continue reading →

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Poor record keeping frustrates work of Sole Commissioner (Ghana)

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Synercon

Difficulties in retrieving poorly filed national documents threaten to hamper the work of the Judgement Debt Commission (JDC) as witnesses continue to plead for more time to search for and furnish the Commission with documents on judgement debt payments. At … Continue reading →

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Regulator slams Macquarie unit

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Synercon

AUSTRALIA’S biggest stockbroking firm, Macquarie Equities, has been forced by the corporate regulator to have an independent investigator oversee its operations after the broker was found to have ”serious compliance deficiencies” over four years. Macquarie Private Wealth, the retail division … Continue reading →

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How Did Scores of Military Units Lose Combat Records in the War on Terror?

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Synercon

Extracts from questions answered by Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter Peter Sleeth on the revelation that field reports have been lost or are missing for many Army units deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read more: ProPublica, November 15, 2012

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Lost to History: Missing War Records Complicate Benefit Claims by Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Synercon

A strange thing happened when Christopher DeLara filed for disability benefits after his tour in Iraq: The U.S. Army said it had no records showing he had ever been overseas. PubNotes: Over the last decade, dozens of military units deployed … Continue reading →

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Call for overhaul of Major Projects Victoria

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Synercon

The Victorian auditor-general has released a scathing report into the operations and governance of Major Projects Victoria (MPV), saying the body does not operate effectively, efficiently or economically. The report found poor governance standards and a lack of accountability mean … Continue reading →

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Police failure to act on information re Carl Williams murder

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Synercon

FORMER Victoria Police chief Simon Overland is at the centre of an extraordinary failure by the force to act on crucial information about the murder in custody of gangland boss Carl Williams. Victorian Ombudsman George Brouwer has ordered a review … Continue reading →

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Police courier system used as a DNA crime roadblock

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Synercon

LAWYERS are using a landmark police courier system – praised for helping fix the state’s DNA backlog crisis – to argue for evidence to be thrown out of criminal trials. … Lawyers are arguing that lax record keeping from the … Continue reading →

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The Shaw Report – 5 years on

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Synercon

An independent review of the systems in place to protect children and keep them safe in residential care between 1950-1995. This report is the direct outcome of a debate in the Scottish Parliament on 1st December 2004. The debate was … Continue reading →

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No records of existence of about half of Africa’s children, UNICEF

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Conni

There are no records of the existence for approximately half of all the children on the African continent, says United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The births of these children were never registered, meaning the state knows nothing of their existence … Continue reading →

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SAPS gun records in shambles (South Africa)

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Synercon

KwaZulu-Natal – Hundreds of guns from police station exhibit rooms across KwaZulu-Natal are missing or unaccounted for because of poor record keeping, an audit has found. The preliminary findings of the check have prompted provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Mmamonnye Ngobeni … Continue reading →

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The Pentagon has trouble tracking billions of dollars WRT initiatives to couter IEDs (US)

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Synercon

The Pentagon has pumped billions of dollars into programs to counter the dangers of improvised explosive devices over the last decade but still lacks a way to track whether its initiatives are meeting their goals — a circumstance that a … Continue reading →

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FMA finds issues with advisers’ record keeping (NZ)

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Synercon

One year on from the introduction of a new licensing regime New Zealand’s top level financial advisers are still struggling to document how they make investment decisions and recommendations to the public, according to the investment watchdog. Read more: NZ … Continue reading →

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Probe into 25 deaths after trust admits ‘poor records’ (UK)

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Synercon

The deaths of 25 patients are under review by one of the UK’s biggest NHS trusts, after it admitted “poor record keeping”. Westminster and two other London local authorities have expressed “extreme concern” about lost data on referrals at Imperial … Continue reading →

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