Others note that states such as California and New York have adopted accountability systems similar to the one in Texas.
In response to the report, which examined OSHA's audits from 2005 to 2007, the safety administration said it would adopt the accountability office's recommendations, which include requiring inspectors to interview employees during all audits to check the accuracy of employer-provided injury data.
"We pray that the CHR heed the demand to recommend to policymakers and legislators to develop and adopt effective accountability mechanisms that victims of climate change can easily access," said Father Edwin Gariguez, executive secretary of Caritas Philippines and a recipient of the Goldman environmental prize.
"If not, a state will adopt an accountability system that is equally ambitious and holds all students to high expectations of student achievement," according to the summary.
Also, few established charities have adopted the accountability measures that GiveDirectly advocates.
But, recently, Oklahoma adopted an "accountability" regime that is just as bad, even though we do not have nearly as much money to mitigate the damage.
(3) Chancellor Joel I. Klein's proposal that the state Education Department adopt New York City's accountability system: Since 85 percent of a New York City school's grade comes from test scores, Mr. Klein's proposal just perpetuates the problem.
Despite years of scandals, from ticket scams to cash for World Cup votes, under his watch, Blatter and the FIFA executive committee failed to adopt even basic accountability measures.
"The time has come and gone for the Orange County District Attorney's Office to adopt transparency and accountability as its guiding principles, but their abysmal and evasive response to our Public Records Act request only raises further questions of exactly what they are hiding from the public".
It's time for the administration to embrace accountability in policing, offering financial carrots to cities willing to adopt the practices pioneered by NYPD.
