General Services Administration

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or a Federal court trial in a contested

case, an administrative law judge or

Federal court judge may issue an order

requiring discontinuance of the unlawful

practices. Also, the FTC may request that

a U.S. district court issue a preliminary

or permanent injunction to halt the use

of allegedly unfair or deceptive practices,

to prevent an anticompetitive merger

or unfair methods of competition from

taking place or to prevent violations

of any statute enforced by the FTC. In

Federal court, the FTC may obtain other

relief, including monetary redress.

Investigations FTC investigations

may originate through complaint by a

consumer or competitor, the Congress,

or from Federal, State, or municipal

agencies. The FTC may also initiate an

investigation into possible violations.

Complaints may be submitted by letter or

phone and should give the facts in detail

accompanied by all supporting evidence.

FTC also maintains electronic complaint

systems that are accessible through its

Web site. It is FTC policy not to disclose

the identity of any complainant, except as

required by law or FTC rules.

An order issued after an administrative

or Federal court proceeding that requires

the respondent to cease and desist or take

other corrective action may be appealed.

The appeals process may go as far as the

Supreme Court.

Regional Off‌ices For a complete list

of Federal Trade Commission regional

off‌ices, visit http://www.ftc.gov/ro/index.

shtml.

Reports The Commission prepares

marketplace studies. Such reports

have provided the basis for signif‌icant

legislation and have also led to voluntary

changes in the conduct of business, with

resulting benef‌its to the public.

Sources of Information

Contracts and Procurement For

information on contracts and

procurement, contact the Assistant

Chief Financial Off‌icer for Acquisitions,

Federal Trade Commission, Washington,

DC 20580. Phone, 202–326–2339. Fax,

202–326–3529. Internet, www.ftc.gov.

Employment For most positions,

individuals must apply online through

the Off‌ice of Personnel Management’s

application system, USAJOBS.

General Inquiries To obtain general

information or reach a variety of off‌ices,

contact the Federal Trade Commission at

202–326–2222. To submit a consumer

complaint or to obtain free copies of all

FTC consumer education materials, visit

www.ftc.gov.

Publications FTC consumer and

business education publications are

available through the Consumer

Response Center, Federal Trade

Commission, Washington, DC 20580.

Phone, 877–382–4357. TTY, 866–653–

4261. Internet, www.ftc.gov.

For further information, contact the Off‌ice of Public Affairs, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW.,Washington, DC 20580. Phone, 202–326–2180. Fax, 202–326–3366. Internet, http://www.ftc.

gov.

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417

Internet, http://www.gsa.gov.

Administrator DANIEL M. TANGHERLINI, Acting

Deputy Administrator SUSAN F. BRITA

Senior Counselor to the Administrator STEPHEN R. LEEDS

Chief of Staff MICHAEL J. ROBERTSON

White House Liaison GREGORY M. MECHER

Chairman, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals STEPHEN M. DANIELS

Inspector General BRIAN D. MILLER

General Counsel KRIS E. DURMER