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In response to Sen. Wyden’s Letter,  Strickling agreed to Senator Wyden’s opinion that  the organization designated as IANA should maintain a high level of accountability and transparency. He assured the Senator that NTIA is actively working in developing policies that  will “best meet the requirement for a clear and enforced ethics and conflict of interest policy”  to 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 the IANA. NTIA received 136 comments during the global input process and the stakeholders believe that there is a need to increase accountability and transparency. <ref>

In response to Sen. Wyden’s Letter,  Strickling agreed to Senator Wyden’s opinion that  the organization designated as IANA should maintain a high level of accountability and transparency. He assured the Senator that NTIA is actively working in developing policies that  will “best meet the requirement for a clear and enforced ethics and conflict of interest policy”  to 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 the IANA. NTIA received 136 comments during the global input process and the stakeholders believe that there is a need to increase accountability and transparency. <ref>

[<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>

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