Small-Business Cybersecurity is Twice as Nice as Pumpkin Spice

Washington, DC - I think we’ve taken this pumpkin spice thing too far. Don’t get me wrong, I love fall. That first crisp evening when you need to put on a sweater, the crunch of leaves under your feet, homecoming football games, but pumpkin spice? It’s obvious that the pumpkin spice council’s marketing team has done an outstanding job because it’s in everything now: cookies, chocolate candy, ice cream, oatmeal, pancakes, marshmallows, and now even in a special “limited edition” of my favorite breakfast cereal.

Under Secretary Shannon Travel to New York

Washington, DC - Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon will travel to New York City, October 10–11.

President Donald J. Trump Proclaims October 9, 2017, as Columbus Day

Washington, DC - Five hundred and twenty-five years ago, Christopher Columbus completed an ambitious and daring voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.  The voyage was a remarkable and then-unparalleled feat that helped launch the age of exploration and discovery.  The permanent arrival of Europeans to the Americas was a transformative event that undeniably and fundamentally changed the course of human history and set the stage for the development of our great Nation. 

FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $9.8 Million to People Who Were Charged for “Free Trials” for Health Products

Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 227,000 refund checks totaling more than $9.8 million to people who bought “fat burning” and “weight loss” products and other dietary supplements, DVDs, or skin creams, including Pure Green Coffee Bean Plus and RKG Extreme, from Health Formulas LLC and related companies.

President Donald J. Trump signs H.R. 2519, S. 327, S. 810 and S. 1141 into Law

Washington, DC - On Friday, October 6, 2017, the President signed into law: