Washington, DC - The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will meet in open session in Room 902 of the Hart Senate Office Building (First Street at Constitution Avenue, NW) in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, September 22 from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Washington, DC - The operators of a fraudulent debt collection scheme will be banned from the debt collection business under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, resolving charges that they illegally processed more than $5.2 million in payments from consumers for payday loan debts they did not owe.

Washington, DC - Tricolor Auto Acceptance’s multi-hued name may be particularly appropriate. According to an FTC lawsuit, the company’s violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act were enough to make consumers see red, feel blue, and perhaps lose some green in the process.

Washington, DC - The Organic Trade Association (OTA), a membership-based organization of organic food companies, is working to bust myths about organic food. “Despite organic sales and accessibility at all-time highs, consumer confusion about organic benefits remains significant,” say Laura Batcha, CEO of OTA. “Consumers need to know the facts about organic so they can make the smartest choices for themselves and their families.”

Washington, DC - In testimony before Congress today, the Federal Trade Commission provided feedback on proposed reforms to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Atlanta, Georgia - On September 14-18, 2015, the Federal Bureau of Investigation will host the Annual International Bomb Data Center Working Group (IBDCWG) Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.