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The Women's Bureau Announces Its New Director Please join us in welcoming Dr. Patricia Greene to the Women's Bureau. Patricia G. Greene of Texas is the 18th Director of the Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor.  She joined the Department of Labor in November 2017. Dr. Greene is a former entrepreneurship professor at Babson College where she held the Paul T. Babson Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies.  While at Babson she served terms as first the Dean of the Undergraduate School and then the Provost.  Dr. Greene was the founding National Academic Director for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative and the Global Academic Director for the 10,000 Women program, a global initiative that fosters economic growth by providing women entrepreneurs around the world with business and management education, mentoring and networking, and access to capital.  For 10,000 Small Businesses, she led the Babson team for the design of the educational and advising program, training for new sites, the management of the national alumni program, and the supervision of the measurement and evaluation system.  Dr. Greene is a former Federal appointee to the national advisory board for the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Development Centers.  She has also served as the board chair for the Center for Women’s Business Research and as co-chair of the steering committee for the Entrepreneurship Affinity Group of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).  Dr. Greene has numerous books and articles to her credit.  She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, her M.B.A. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and her B.S. from the Pennsylvania State University.  She is a native of Hamburg, PA.  For more on the Women's Bureau, click here. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Labor - Women's Bureau - 200 Constitution Ave., NW - Washington, DC 20210 202.693.6710 (telephone) - 202.693.6725 (fax) - website: www.dol.gov/wb/ Δεκ 11 τις 7:02 μ.μ. Our long journey to the stars—and the Moon  Forty-five years ago today, NASA’s final Apollo mission landed on the surface of the Moon. No human has walked there since. This afternoon, President Donald J. Trump will tell the country that it’s time to refocus our vision for American space exploration. In signing Space Policy Directive 1 today—the first recommendation of the recently reconvened National Space Council—the President will shift NASA’s resources and attention toward the Moon and Mars. Given its relative closeness, the Moon in particular offers humans the best hope for long-term exploration and utilization. President Ronald Reagan once eloquently captured the sweep of mankind as “his long climb from the swamp to the stars.” With President Trump’s order today, America commits itself once again to writing the next chapter of that story. Watch the signing ceremony today at 3:00 p.m. EST. ‘The sacred birthright of equality’  President Trump listened closely as Reuben Anderson, Mississippi's first African-American Supreme Court justice, led a small tour group through the newly opened Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on Saturday. "The [civil rights] movement was very uncomfortable," Museum Director Pamela Junior says, adding that guests should feel some of that discomfort to better understand what victims went through. “The Civil Rights Museum records the oppression, cruelty and injustice inflicted on the African-American community,” President Trump said, as well as “the fight to end slavery, to break down Jim Crow, to end segregation, to gain the right to vote, and to achieve the sacred birthright of equality here.” “Their memories are carved in stone as American heroes.” Read the President’s full remarks here. A look inside the White House at Christmas The First Family has opened the White House to thousands of guests this holiday season for open houses and Christmas receptions. But to bring the experience of Christmas at the White House to many more, we’ll be sharing “360 Photos” this month that allow you to take a look around without having to book a ticket to Washington. Our first 360 Photo offers a glimpse at the East Colonnade. Follow the White House on Facebook to see the full set as they are released. PHOTO OF THE DAY First Lady Melania Trump visits with children for Christmas at Children’s National Hospital | December 7, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks) POTUS TODAY Today, President Trump will have lunch with Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. This afternoon, the President will participate in a presentation of the Friends of Zion award with Faith Leaders. Later, the President will participate in a swearing-in ceremony for Jamie McCourt as the U.S. Ambassador to France and the U.S. Ambassador to Monaco. Vice President Pence will participate in the swearing-in ceremony for Peter Hoekstra as the U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Duke Buchan as the U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra. COMING UP Tomorrow, the President will sign the National Defense Authorization Act. 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FTC, FCC Outline Agreement to Coordinate Online Consumer Protection Efforts Following Adoption of The Restoring Internet Freedom Order Federal agencies intend to sign Memorandum of Understanding to allocate enforcement responsibilities The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced their intent to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which the two agencies would coordinate online consumer protection efforts following the adoption of the Restoring Internet Freedom Order. “The Memorandum of Understanding will be a critical benefit for online consumers because it outlines the robust process by which the FCC and FTC will safeguard the public interest,” said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. “Instead of saddling the Internet with heavy-handed regulations, we will work together to take targeted action against bad actors. This approach protected a free and open Internet for many years prior to the FCC’s 2015 Title II Order and it will once again following the adoption of the Restoring Internet Freedom Order.” “The FTC is committed to ensuring that Internet service providers live up to the promises they make to consumers,” said Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen. “The MOU we are developing with the FCC, in addition to the decades of FTC law enforcement experience in this area, will help us carry out this important work.” The draft MOU, which is being released today, outlines a number of ways in which the FCC and FTC will work together to protect consumers, including: The FCC will review informal complaints concerning the compliance of Internet service providers (ISPs) with the disclosure obligations set forth in the new transparency rule. Those obligations include publicly providing information concerning an ISP’s practices with respect to blocking, throttling, paid prioritization, and congestion management. Should an ISP fail to make the required disclosures—either in whole or in part—the FCC will take enforcement action. The FTC will investigate and take enforcement action as appropriate against ISPs concerning the accuracy of those disclosures, as well as other deceptive or unfair acts or practices involving their broadband services. The FCC and the FTC will broadly share legal and technical expertise, including the secure sharing of informal complaints regarding the subject matter of the Restoring Internet Freedom Order. The two agencies also will collaborate on consumer and industry outreach and education. The FCC’s proposed Restoring Internet Freedom Order, which the agency is expected to vote on at its December 14 meeting, would reverse a 2015 agency decision to reclassify broadband Internet access service as a Title II common carrier service. This previous decision stripped the FTC of its authority to protect consumers and promote competition with respect to Internet service providers because the FTC does not have jurisdiction over common carrier activities. The FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order would return jurisdiction to the FTC to police the conduct of ISPs, including with respect to their privacy practices. Once adopted, the order will also require broadband Internet access service providers to disclose their network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of service. As the nation’s top consumer protection agency, the FTC will be responsible for holding these providers to the promises they make to consumers. 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