Commission Actions

Commission authorization of the filing of staff comments: The Commission has authorized the staff of the Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, and Bureau of Competition to submit joint...

WHAT: “Proof Positive: New Directions in ID Authentication,” a workshop to explore methods to reduce identity theft through enhanced authentication. The workshop, which will include public, private...

How do consumers benefit from America’s antitrust laws? Learn all about it in a new brochure from the Federal Trade Commission, “Competition Counts: How Consumers Win When Businesses Compete.” This...

The Federal Trade Commission testified today on alternative hormone replacement therapy before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. The testimony, provided by Eileen Harrington, Deputy Director of...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a two-day public event, “Spam Summit: The Next Generation of Threats and Solutions,” in Washington, DC on July 11 and 12, 2007. The summit will bring together...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a joint report, “Antitrust Enforcement and Intellectual Property Rights: Promoting Innovation and Competition,” to inform...

The Federal Trade Commission today unveiled a redesigned Web site to enhance consumers’ ability to find the information they want quickly and easily. As the federal agency that works directly with and...

Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced several appointments and promotions in recent months in the Bureau of Competition, the Bureau of Consumer Protection, and the Office of the General...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its challenge to the terms of Actavis Group hf.’s (Actavis) proposed acquisition of Abrika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Abrika), alleging that the transaction...