Archives for July, 2016
Did the FCC Even Consider the Thousands of Responses to its Rulemaking Proposal?
Last Friday, Tom Wheeler, Chairman of The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a blog entitled “Cutting off ; The portion of the piece that has received the most media attention was…
Department of ED Releases New Student Loan Servicing Policies
Yesterday the Department of Education released new policy direction for the servicing of federal student loans. The policies were outlined in a memorandum from Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell to Federal Student Aid (FSA),…
Another New Twist in the ongoing Department of Education Debt Collection Contract Saga – Two Firms Win Appeal of Denied Protest
On July 12, 2016 the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reviewed two Department of Education (ED) debt collector protests over their contracts not being extended in March of…
FCC Rules TCPA Does Not Apply to Federal Government or its Contractors
On July 5, 2016 the FCC issued a Declaratory Ruling that the TCPA “does not apply to calls made by or on behalf of the federal government in the conduct…