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Washington, DC - “Is it getting hot in here?” For companies that engage in illegal debt collection practices, the answer is a resounding yes. One reason is the unprecedented cooperative effort by federal and state law enforcers to turn up the heat on violators. There’s more to come, of course, but efforts like Operation Collection Protection prove that consumer protection agencies are stronger when we work together. That’s why we’re taking a moment to offer a public thanks – and an FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Partner Award – to an esteemed ally in the fight: the New York Attorney General’s Buffalo Regional Office.
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Washington, DC - Since the beginning of his Administration, President Obama has focused on creating an economy that works for every American. Under President Obama, our economy has added 14.4 million jobs over 73 straight months, the longest streak of job creation on record. The jobs available today, and the jobs of the future, are higher-skill jobs that require more education and advanced skills.
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Commerce today issued the Public Safety Analytics R&D Roadmap, which outlines opportunities to spur innovation and improve public safety by making data more accessible and useful for police, firefighters, emergency medical services and other first responders. Published by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), this report evaluates software, network and device technologies that could improve public safety response, communications and operations over the next 20 years.
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Billings, Montana - A purported nonprofit that allegedly benefitted from a massive landline phone bill cramming operation has agreed to turn over most of its assets in order to settle Federal Trade Commission charges.
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Washington, DC - The Energy Department will present a live a webinar titled "Field-to-Fleet Webinar: How Does Feedstock Type Affect Biofuels Conversion?" on Wednesday, April 20, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The webinar will focus on the Bioenergy Technologies Office's (BETO's) Field-to-Fleet project and its outcomes to date. Field-to-Fleet is part of BETO's larger Thermochemical Feedstock Interface Project and is a joint Idaho National Laboratory (INL),
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Washington, DC - Naval Education and Training Command announced 16 Navy College Offices (NCO) in the continental United States will close Oct. 1, as part of a restructuring effort to increase virtual and self-service options to Sailors.
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