News release: “Amendments to Telemarketing Sales Rule Prohibiting Debt Relief Companies From Collecting Advance Fees Will Take Effect in October 2010 – Starting on October 27, 2010, for-profit companies that sell debt relief services over the telephone may no longer charge a fee before they settle or reduce a customers credit card or other unsecured debt.”
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Daily Archives: July 29, 2010
New GAO Reports: Aviation Safety, Defense Acquisitions, Foreign Language Capabilities, Iran Sanctions
Aviation Safety: Improved Planning Could Help FAA Address Challenges Related to Winter Weather Operations, GAO-10-678, July 29, 2010 Defense Acquisitions: DOD Needs to Develop Performance Criteria to Gauge Impact of Reform Act Changes and Address Workforce Issues, GAO-10-774, July 29, 2010 Foreign Language Capabilities: Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, and State Could Better Assess Their… Continue Reading
SEC Charges Corporate Insider Brothers With Fraud
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged brothers Samuel E. Wyly and Charles J. Wyly, Jr. of Dallas with violating federal securities laws governing ownership and trading of securities by corporate insiders. The Wyly brothers reaped more than $550 million in undisclosed gains while sitting on corporate boards by trading stock in those… Continue Reading
National Cyber Security Alliance launches Web portal for 2010 National Cyber Security Awareness Month
News release: “The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a public-private partnership focused on educating a digital citizenry to stay safe and secure online, today launched its National Cyber Security Awareness Month Web portal with information on events, activities, promotions and educational materials to be used in preparation for the online safety month to be held… Continue Reading
Commerce Dept. launches major inquiry into cyber challenges to the Internet economy
[Federal Register: July 28, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 144)] [Notices][Page 44216-44223]: “The Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force is conducting a comprehensive review of the nexus between cybersecurity challenges in the commercial sector and innovation in the Internet economy. The Department seeks comments from all stakeholders, including the commercial, academic and civil society sectors,… Continue Reading
Why and How the Millennial Generation Is the Most Pro-Government Generation and What This Means for Our Future
The Generation Gap on Government – Why and How the Millennial Generation Is the Most Pro-Government Generation and What This Means for Our Future, by Guy Molyneux and Ruy Teixeira, with John Whaley July 2010 “Young Americans today across the ideological spectrum share a far more favorable view of the federal government than do their… Continue Reading
House Financial Services Committee Approves Legislation to Legalize Internet Gaming
News release: “July 28, 2010, the House Financial Services Committee passed legislation to enable Americans to bet online and put an end to an inappropriate interference with their personal freedom. H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 would establish a federal regulatory and enforcement framework under which Internet gambling… Continue Reading
2010 Digital Counties Survey Award Winners Announced
“The Digital Counties Survey is conducted in partnership with the National Association of Counties (NACo) annually in the spring: March – April. All U.S. counties are invited to participate (consolidated county-city jurisdictions are invited to participate in the Digital Cities Survey in the summer). The awards are presented during NACO’s annual conference each July.” The… Continue Reading
