FTC Operations And Budgets 

We use our FY 2025 budget of $425.7 million to protect consumers from unfair and misleading business practices and to promote fair competition in the marketplace. This funding supports our strategic plan, which guides how we use and manage our resources. Additional details about our budget can be found in documents such as our budget requests to Congress and our annual financial and performance reports.

Jay L. Himes, Administrative Law Judge

The Office of Administrative Law Judges performs the initial adjudicative fact-finding in Commission administrative complaint proceedings, guided by the FTC Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, relevant case law interpreting these statutes, and the FTC’s Rules of Practice, 16 C.F.R. Part 3.

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David Rebich, Chief Financial Officer

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is responsible for agency-wide budget, financial accounting, and acquisition policies and services, program performance reporting, compliance with federal financial management regulations and statutes, and management audit review.

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John Krebs, Chief Privacy Officer

The Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) manages the FTC’s internal privacy program and is responsible for ensuring that the Commission complies with all applicable privacy laws and guidance. OCPO identifies the privacy risks, controls, and mitigating solutions when making decisions involving the collection.

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