Day archives: February 25th, 2010

European Commission preliminary inquiry into Google competition complaints

Google European Public Policy Blog: Yesterday’s news that the European Commission has opened a preliminary inquiry into competition complaints from three companies has generated a lot of questions about how Google’s ranking works. Here, Amit Singhal, a Google Fellow responsible for ranking, who has worked in search for almost 20 years, explains the principles behind …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research, Search Engines

FTC Issues Report of 2009 Top Consumer Complaints

News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today released a report listing top complaints consumers filed with the agency in 2009. It shows that while identity theft remains the top complaint category, identity theft complaints declined 5 percentage points from 2008. A complete list of complaints can be found here. The FTC is releasing a new …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft

Commerce OIG – 2010 Census: Quarterly Report to Congress, February 2010

Testimony of Todd J. Zinser, Inspector General, Department of Commerce, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate Tuesday, February 23, 2010: The 2010 Census: Update of Schedule, Cost, Risk Management, and Communications Activities 2010 Census: Quarterly Report to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents