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In response, Asst. Sec. Strickling informed Sen. Wyden that NTIA is actively exploring on including provision on the next IANA contract that will provide  “a clear and enforced ethics and conflict of interest policy.” Strickling also cited the Notices of Inquiry conducted by the agency in connection with the IANA contract on February and June of 2011 wherein 136 comments were submitted by different internet stakeholders who also expressed their observation that ICANN's policies on accountability and transparency needs to be elevated.<ref>[http://internetcommerce.org/internetcommerce.org/NTIA_on_IANA_to_Wyden NTIA Actively Exploring Inclusion of Ethics and Conflict of Interest Provisions in IANA Contract]</ref>

In response, Asst. Sec. Strickling informed Sen. Wyden that NTIA is actively exploring on including provision on the next IANA contract that will provide  “a clear and enforced ethics and conflict of interest policy.” Strickling also cited the Notices of Inquiry conducted by the agency in connection with the IANA contract on February and June of 2011 wherein 136 comments were submitted by different internet stakeholders who also expressed their observation that ICANN's policies on accountability and transparency needs to be elevated.<ref>[http://internetcommerce.org/internetcommerce.org/NTIA_on_IANA_to_Wyden NTIA Actively Exploring Inclusion of Ethics and Conflict of Interest Provisions in IANA Contract]</ref>

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