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Letter from FTC Commissioner Wilson to Senator Wyden re IRS Planned Use of Facial Recognition
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Public Statement
Letter from FTC Commissioner Wilson to Senators Cantwell and Wicker re IRS Planned Use of Facial Recognition
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FTC Sues to Block Lockheed Martin Corporation’s $4.4 Billion Vertical Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.
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Today, the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Lockheed Martin Corporation’s $4.4 billion proposed vertical acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc, the last independent U.S. supplier of...
FTC Launches Rulemaking to Combat Sharp Spike in Impersonation Fraud
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The Federal Trade Commission launched a rulemaking today aimed at combating government and business impersonation fraud, a pernicious and prevalent problem that has grown worse during the pandemic...
FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for December 16 Open Commission Meeting
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Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, December 16, 2021. The open meeting will begin at 1pm ET and...
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Open Commission Meeting – December 16, 2021
Agenda item: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Combat Government and Business Impersonation Fraud.
FTC and DOJ Announce Agenda for Dec. 6 and 7 Workshop, Making Competition Work: Promoting Competition in Labor Markets
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced an agenda for its upcoming virtual workshop regarding competition in labor markets. First announced on Oct. 27, 2021, “ Making Competition Work: Promoting...
FTC Issues Agency Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2021
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The Federal Trade Commission issued its Fiscal Year 2021 Agency Financial Report, which describes the agency’s strong fiscal management and key program performance during the past year. The report...
Maribeth Petrizzi, Assistant Director of the Compliance Division in FTC’s Bureau of Competition, Receives 43rd Annual Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership
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Maribeth Petrizzi, the FTC Bureau of Competition’s Assistant Director of the Compliance Division, received a 2021 Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership presented by the American University’s...
FTC and DOJ to Hold Virtual Public Workshop Exploring Competition in Labor Markets
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division will host a virtual workshop on Dec. 6 and 7 to discuss efforts to promote competitive labor markets and worker mobility....
FTC to Restrict Future Acquisitions for Firms that Pursue Anticompetitive Mergers
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The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is restoring its long-established practice of routinely restricting future acquisitions for merging parties that pursue anticompetitive mergers. The...
FTC Testifies before the Senate Special Committee on Aging About the Agency’s Work to Halt Practices that Prey on Older Americans
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Bad actors who prey on older Americans should be stopped in their tracks, and today, the Federal Trade Commission is testifying before the Senate Special Committee on Aging on our work to protect...
Statement of FTC Chair Lina M. Khan on the Nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to Serve as a Commissioner
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan issued the following statement regarding the White House nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to serve as an FTC Commissioner: “Congratulations to Alvaro Bedoya on...
FTC Adjusts its Merger Review Process to Deal with Increase in Merger Filings
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The Federal Trade Commission is adjusting its process for reviewing mergers to deal with a surge in merger filings. In a new blog post, FTC Bureau of Competition Director Holly Vedova notes, “for...
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