Topic: Office Of The United States Trade Representative

Japan to Permit Certain Ad Claims for U.S. Cosmetics

Women's Wear Daily - 13 days ago
The U.S. Trade Representative's office said Friday it had reached a nonbinding agreement in principle with Japan that provides for the loosening of...

Federal managers see implementation challenges in Obama's reorganization plan

Government Executive - 22 days ago
Federal executives are wary of the leadership challenges that could accompany the consolidation plan President Obama recently unveiled, according...

OMB tasks 11 agencies with documenting duplication

Government Executive - 22 days ago
Chief Performance Officer Jeffrey Zients asked the chief operating officers of 11 agencies to appoint a "senior accountable official" by Feb. 1 to...

Industry groups to President Obama: Leave federal trade agency alone

The Hill - 24 days ago
Business groups are expressing opposition to President Obama's proposal to merge the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) with other...

ConocoPhillips Spent $4.3M In 2Q Lobbying

The Street - 132 days ago
â?" ConocoPhillips spent $4.34 million in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on oil and natural gas drilling techniques and other...

J&J Spent $1.3M Lobbying In 2Q Over Product Issues

The Street - 133 days ago
â?" Health products giant Johnson & Johnson spent $1.3 million in the second quarter lobbying on legislation concerning its medicines and consumer...

Reuters Latin American Investment Summit — Mar 28 - Apr 1 — Over 60 Presidents, Central Bank Governors, Ministers, Regulators, CEOs and Execs From Leading Companies to Discuss Future of Business in Region

American Banking News - 319 days ago
Reuters Latin American Investment Summit - Mar 28 - Apr 1 - Over 60 Presidents, Central Bank Governors, Ministers, Regulators, CEOs and Execs From...

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - Global Big Brother?

hubPage - 477 days ago
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is an effort to institute international standards for combating counterfeiting worldwide. ACTA will build upon the var com = new hpFormHandler('comment_8612608'); com.handleResponse = function(req) { var mod = $("mod_8612608"); Element.update(mod, req.responseText); } com.setValidators({}, { name: function(ele ...

Financial CEOs group spent $360,000 lobbying in 2Q

Investors Business Daily - 507 days ago
The Financial Services Forum, a group representing CEOs of big financial firms, spent $360,000 lobbying the government in the second quarter to promote the liberalization of China's financial markets and other issues, a disclosure report shows. Among the group's ...

Retail group spent $590,000 in 2Q lobbying

Forbes - 524 days ago
The National Retail Federation trade group spent $590,000 in the second quarter lobbying federal officials on a variety of issues, from apparel tariffs to consumer product safety.. That was less than the $500,000 it spent in 2009's second quarter ...