Washington, DC - Two debt collectors and three companies charged with using false threats and other illegal collection tactics are banned from the debt collection business under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which charged them as part of Operation Collection Protection, an ongoing federal-state-local crackdown on collectors that use deceptive and abusive collection practices.

Washington, DC - Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:

Washington, DC - A Montgomery, Alabama, funeral home has agreed to settle FTC charges that it violated the Funeral Rule. The Rule requires funeral providers to give consumers pricing and other important information when discussing funeral arrangements.

Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver brief remarks at the Washington Passport Agency at 4:30 p.m.on July, 12, 2016 at 600 19th Street NW. The Secretary will highlight the need for U.S. citizens planning overseas travel to apply early for their passports in light of the current record-breaking passport surge.

Washington, DC - Today the President and Vice President met in the Roosevelt Room with law enforcement leaders who represent chiefs, sheriffs and rank and file officers across the country. They thanked the leaders for their service and expressed condolences for their colleagues lost in the line of duty.

Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that it will soon begin sharing new levels of food safety data specific to slaughter and processing facilities in the United States, on Data.gov.