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The 2014 budget and "Pay for Delay"
On this week's Capital Impact show, Bloomberg Government analysts discuss President Obama's 2014 budget proposal, and patent litigation settlements involving pharmaceutical companies.
April 18, 2013
Tags: acquisition , contracting , 2014 budget , President Barack Obama , Congress , deficit reduction , Loren Duggan , Cameron Leuthy , patent litigation , pay for delay , Brian Rye , Allen Scott , Bloomberg Government , Capital Impact
Senate: Con artists are using stimulus scams to fleece citizens
A Federal agency is leading the charge against crooks seeking to trick people out of their money by prominently mentioning the word "stimulus" in their scams. A Senate committee makes the effort part of recent oversight hearings on stimulus spending.
Tags: stimulus , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Susan Collins , Jon Leibovitz , Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board , Max Cacas
Weight-loss scams
You think this weight-loss product is going to work? Don't bet your health on it!
Tags: Shirley Rooker , Call For Action , AcaiPure
'Green' whitewashing covers the dirty truth
Nearly every product that claims to be environmentally friendly is misleading to buyers, an environmental marketing firm claims.
Tags: green technology , green products , FTC , TerraChoice , Scott case , Underwriters Laboratory of Canada , environmentally friendly
New icon allows 'opting out' of online tracking
In an effort to self-regulate, advertisers have created the "Advertising Option" icon, also called the "forward i." It will give people the ability to stop advertisers from tracking them online.
Tags: advertising , Jeff Chester , Tom Chavez , online advertising , forward i , Evan Haning
Battling those who would scam our service members
The Pentagon wants members of the armed forces victimized by scam artists in these tough times to know that the Federal Trade Commission wants to help. The FTC's Consumer Sentinel/Military program provides a secure online database where the military can report concerns about identity theft, deceptive lending or mortgage practices. Find a link on http://www.ftc.gov .
Tags: management , Pentagon ,
