OMB to allow FCC to collect information on wireless networks, FTC settles with NFL teams, and more…
- The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced that it will allow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to collect information about wireless networks.
- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled with National Football League teams for alleged misrepresentations about privacy compliance, reported The Hill.
- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) established new takeoff and landing rules for the nation’s major airports, reports the Wall Street Journal.
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permitted “marketing” of a blood test that may help diagnose “developmental disabilities” in children.
- The administrator of the White House Office of Internal Revenue Administration (OIRA) signaled openness to retrospective review of rules and greater transparency, reported Bloomberg BNA.
- A document from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials explained decisions to remove the main Healthcare.gov contractor, according to Politico.
- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached a settlement against Belmont Partners and CEO in alleged “penny stock scheme.”
- A state judge struck down the voter identification law of Pennsylvania, said The Hill.
- The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia appeared to side with retailers over “swipe fee” regulation during oral argument, according to Reuters.
- A German regulator suggested that currency and commodity manipulation is more serious that a LIBOR scandal, reports Bloomberg News.
