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As most readers are now aware, technology giant Apple Inc. has in the past few days been the recipient of juvenile attacks from U.S. Senators on both sides of the political aisle. Its alleged misdeed was the legal shielding of overseas earnings from corporate taxation stateside.

As Congress continues its investigation into allegations that the Internal Revenue Service improperly targeted certain applications for tax-exempt status based on keywords and politically charged language, a number of IRS and Treasury officials made their way to the Hill today to testify in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The Committee, chaired by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), is sometimes referred to as the Oversight Committee and has legislative jurisdiction over the District of Columbia, the government procurement process, federal personnel systems, the Postal Service and other matters. Chairman Issa describes the primary function of the committee as "oversight of virtually everything government does." Pretty broad duties, right? And that is, of course, how the IRS matter ended up here.

What’s in a name? Everything. It is the difference between being known and unknown. It is the difference between having solid goodwill or a less than stellar reputation.

The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) reported that satisfaction in the wireless phone industry is improving. The index noted that wireless service providers in total landed at 72 (out of 100 point scale), but that it is still below the overall customer satisfaction rating across multiple industries (internet service, television/cable service and others).