Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson sent letters today to four major financial infrastructure platforms and payment providers reminding them of their obligations to their customers under the FTC Act. The letters issued to the CEOs of PayPal, Stripe,…

ARMY Flatiron-AECON JV, Renton, Washington, was awarded a $691,144,851 modification (P00003) to contract W912DW-25-C-0001 for the construction of additional water storage and fish passage facility at the Howard A. Hanson Dam. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of…

ARMY Barnard Construction Co., Bozeman, Montana, was awarded a $735,663,711 modification (P00006) to contract W912BV-25-CA-002 to construct the Whittier Narrows Dam safety modification. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $761,125,068. Work will be performed…

The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) has delivered a major win for mineral development and national security. On March 13, the Division’s Appellate Section secured a decision from the Ninth Circuit affirming the district court’s denial of…

NAVY Blue Steel Marine LLC,* Talofofo, Guam, is awarded a $249,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N4044626D2001) for general ship repair of Military Sealift Command vessels. This action represents a rolling admission to a previously awarded multiple-award contract. Work will be performed…

NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, was awarded a $15,383,494,792 cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-17-C-2117) for additional Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines design, class lead yard support and sustainment, integrated enterprise plan initiatives for…

Fitness franchisor to pay $17 million for allegedly misrepresenting key information in franchise disclosures including time to open and operate studios The Federal Trade Commission has secured a settlement against Xponential Fitness for Franchise Rule violations and related deceptive practices,…

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $10.9 million to consumers harmed by a credit repair operation known by multiple names including Financial Education Services (FES), United Wealth Education, United Credit Education Services, and Youth Financial Literacy Foundation. In…