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Secretary Strickling agreed with Senator Wyden’s opinion that the organization designated as the IANA manager should maintain a high level of accountability and transparency. He assured the Senator that NTIA is actively working on developing policies that will “best meet the requirement for a clear and enforced ethics and conflict of interest policy” in the next IANA contract. In addition, the Assistant Secretary also informed the Senator that two notices of inquiry had been conducted regarding the IANA contract on February and June 2011 respectively as part of the agency’s comprehensive review of IANA. NTIA received 136 comments during the global input process, which show that the stakeholders believe that there is a need to increase accountability and transparency.<ref>
Secretary Strickling agreed with Senator Wyden’s opinion that the organization designated as the IANA manager should maintain a high level of accountability and transparency. He assured the Senator that NTIA is actively working on developing policies that will “best meet the requirement for a clear and enforced ethics and conflict of interest policy” in the next IANA contract. In addition, the Assistant Secretary also informed the Senator that two notices of inquiry had been conducted regarding the IANA contract on February and June 2011 respectively as part of the agency’s comprehensive review of IANA. NTIA received 136 comments during the global input process, which show that the stakeholders believe that there is a need to increase accountability and transparency.<ref>
[http://www.thedomains.com/wp-content/ICANN-NTIA-Letter-to-Sen.-Wyden-9-21-11.pdf NTIA Asst. Sec. Strickling Letter to Senator Wyden]</ref><ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/09/28/us-department-of-commerce-to-icann-we-want-a-clear-enforced-ethics-conflict-of-interest-policy%E2%80%9D/US Department Of Commerce To ICANN: We want “A Clear & Enforced Ethics & Conflict of Interest Policy” September 28, 2011]</ref>
[http://www.thedomains.com/wp-content/ICANN-NTIA-Letter-to-Sen.-Wyden-9-21-11.pdf NTIA Asst. Sec. Strickling Letter to Senator Wyden]</ref><ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/09/28/us-department-of-commerce-to-icann-we-want-a-clear-enforced-ethics-conflict-of-interest-policy%E2%80%9D/US Department Of Commerce To ICANN: We want “A Clear & Enforced Ethics & Conflict of Interest Policy” September 28, 2011]</ref>
In response to the issue of conflict of interest raised by the Strickling, Senator Wyden and other organizations, the [[ICANN Board]] discussed the necessary actions to resolve the issue during the ICANN Board Governance Meeting (BGC) on September 15, 2011. The ICANN Board agreed to do the following: <ref>
[http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-bgc-15sep11-en.htm Board Governance Committee ([[BGC]]) Meeting - Minutes]</ref>
* ICANN's Conflicts of Interest Policy will be reviewed by the CEO and the General Counsel and will propose revisions.
* An external firm with expertise in advising on ethical issues will be hired to advise and assist the internet governing body in developing an ICANN Ethics Regime or set of Guidelines for the Board, the staff and the community.
* [[Cherine Chalaby]], [[Bill Graham]] and [[Ray Plzak]] were tasked to lead a team who will review and guide staff efforts to revise the Conflicts of Interest Policy and development of the Ethics Regime or set of Guidelines.
===Comments on the New gTLD Expansion Program===
===Comments on the New gTLD Expansion Program===