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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> A summary of the responses to Further Notice of Inquiry from the internet community regarding the operation of the IANA Function is available [http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/08/15/iana-fnoi-summary-by-sender '''here''']
NTIA decided to open the IANA contract for a competitive bidding to interested organizations and temporarily extended ICANN's contract until March 31, 2012. <ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/10/21/iana-contract-rebid-notice US government puts IANA contract out for open bidding]</ref> The notice for the solicitation of bidding to operate function is available [https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=5c2ed0cd9584c5fb886574826f39ca40&tab=core '''here''']
NTIA decided to open the IANA contract for a competitive bidding to interested organizations and temporarily extended ICANN's contract until March 31, 2012. <ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/10/21/iana-contract-rebid-notice US government puts IANA contract out for open bidding]</ref> The notice for the solicitation of bidding to operate function is available [https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=5c2ed0cd9584c5fb886574826f39ca40&tab=core '''here''']