Blog Post: A New Year's Message for 2014
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Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman
Chairwoman Edith Ramirez's blog post on the FTC in 2014.
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FTC Names Latanya Sweeney as Chief Technologist; Andrea Matwyshyn as Policy Advisor
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Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez announced the appointments of Latanya Sweeney as the agency’s Chief Technologist and Andrea Matwyshyn as a Senior Policy Advisor on privacy and data...
FTC Chairwoman Ramirez Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Agency’s Enforcement of U.S. Antitrust Laws to Promote Competition and Protect Consumers
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In testimony presented to a U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary subcommittee the Federal Trade Commission described its ongoing efforts to protect competition and consumers in many important...
FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez Names Senior Staff
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Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez has named seven senior staff members with extensive experience in consumer protection and antitrust law. “I am very pleased to have such a strong...
Edith Ramirez to Lead the Federal Trade Commission
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President Barack Obama intends to designate Edith Ramirez as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission effective Monday, March 4, 2013. She takes over for outgoing Chairman Jon Leibowitz, who has...
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz to Step Down This Month
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After nearly four years as the head of the Federal Trade Commission, Chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced he will step down on February 15, 2013. He has been a Commissioner since September 3, 2004...
Joshua D. Wright Begins Term at Federal Trade Commission
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz welcomed Joshua D. Wright as an FTC Commissioner at a swearing-in ceremony today. President Obama named Wright, a Republican, to a term that ends on...
FTC and DOJ Sign Memorandum of Understanding With Indian Competition Authorities
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice signed an antitrust memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Competition...
Statement of the Federal Trade Commission - In the Matter of Google Inc.
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Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman;
Julie Brill, Former Commissioner;
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair
FTC Announces Appointments to Agency Leadership Positions
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced four appointments to leadership positions in the agency. Andrew I. Gavil will join the FTC from Howard University School of Law and...
FTC Withdraws Agency's Policy Statement on Monetary Remedies in Competition Cases; Will Rely on Existing Law
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The Federal Trade Commission has withdrawn the Policy Statement on Monetary Equitable Remedies in Competition Cases. The Statement was issued in 2003 and outlined a framework for determining when the...
FTC Warns That Rapid Expansion of Internet Domain Name System Could Leave Consumers More Vulnerable to Online Fraud
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The Federal Trade Commission today sent a letter to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization that oversees Internet domain names, expressing concern that the...
Former FTC Commissioner William E. Kovacic Named Recipient of 2011 Kirkpatrick Award
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today named former FTC Commissioner and Chairman William E. Kovacic the 2011 recipient of the Miles W. Kirkpatrick Award for Lifetime FTC Achievement...
Statement by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz Regarding President Obama's Regulatory Reform Initiative
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s executive order that independent regulatory agencies release a plan to the public to make...
FTC Names Edward W. Felten as Agency's Chief Technologist; Eileen Harrington as Executive Director
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced the appointment of Edward W. Felten as the agency’s first Chief Technologist. In his new position, Dr. Felten will advise the agency on...
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