Shoring up the DOJ: The Tipline for 29 October 2019

The Department of Justice’s antitrust division builds a new task force focused on public procurement; the agency adds an attorney from Shearman & Sterling to oversee the review of online platforms; and the state of Ohio trucks on with its technology hearings. Speaking of hearings, today we’re heading to Capitol Hill, where the House of Representatives antitrust subcommittee will hold one on competition in labour markets.