Today, the FTC finalized a rule restricting companies from imposing non-compete clauses in worker contracts. This is a major step that will help millions of people enjoy greater liberty in their professional lives. ftc.gov/news-events/ne…

This is not 1938. What an insult.

thank you for reading Breaking Defense congressman

here’s the story he was referencing:

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Reporters The Capitol Forum wrote about the MLM “bro culture” at #GlobeLife $GL See for yourself. Videos by self-proclaimed AdversityKings, “We were crowned #1 in our category in Globe Life within the year 2021.” adversitykings.com

Moderator says @ ABA Antitrust Conference that private attorneys are having a harder job trying to warn their clients pursuing transactions of antitrust risks after stricter merger guidelines. AAG Jonathan Kanter’s response? “Our client is the public.”

Finally got around to reading moe tkacik's Suicide Mission on Boeing whistleblower John 'Swampy' Barnett. At this point if the Senate's gonna do hearings on the breakdown at that company, she's gotta be on the witness panel. prospect.org/infrastructure…

New video on GoodRx's partnerships with PBMs and how they're taking $ from local pharmacies --> youtube.com/watch?v=NWJ9Zq…

News from Michael Marrow : The first test of the new Sentinel ICBM has slipped by more than two years to 2026.

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Shahid does such a thorough job analyzing the factors that regulators may consider when reviewing the Capital One-Discover merger. I was especially intrigued by this section questioning whether the 'merge to compete' defense will succeed post JetBlue-Spirit.

Check out my latest reporting on the Synopsys/Ansys merger:

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Per 'an insider, execs w/in the Optum Tri-State/Optum East org r actively planning to add more misleading diagnostic codes to patients’ records... My source said some ppl... know they’re breaking the law-outright fraud-while others believe they’re skating inside the legal lines.'

FDIC to release its long-awaited proposal on bank merger review next Thursday. Will arrive two months after the OCC’s version and 2 1/2 years after Biden’s Executive Order calling on regulators to protect Americans from banking consolidation —> library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/7h4qee1zg…

When I was at the Pentagon doing arms control, I saw our embarrassing and dangerous inability to build what we needed, including subs.

Like ⅔ of our military contracts, most of the Columbia class sub-production is sole-sourced. No competition. No alternative contractor if the…