Analysis

Is Quantified Cost-Benefit Analysis a Requirement for Rulemaking?

Is Quantified Cost-Benefit Analysis a Requirement for Rulemaking?

Administrative law expert explores whether agencies must always use numbers to justify new rules.

What Should Regulators Do About Pilot Depression?

What Should Regulators Do About Pilot Depression?

A French agency’s report on the Germanwings accident reassesses the balance between medical privacy and public safety.

The Best Way to Implement the Clean Power Plan

The Best Way to Implement the Clean Power Plan

Energy policy expert argues that imposing a price on carbon is vital to implementing the Clean Power Plan.

Do Entry Regulations Promote Income Inequality?

Do Entry Regulations Promote Income Inequality?

Think-tank study finds correlation between income disparity and regulations affecting new businesses.

Improving the Tax Whistleblower Program

Improving the Tax Whistleblower Program

GAO report recommends a faster claims process and protection against employer retaliation.

Creating Guidance for an Invisible Threat

Creating Guidance for an Invisible Threat

FDA issues new guidelines to medical device manufacturers to mitigate cybersecurity concerns.

Implementing the Volcker Rule’s Backstop Provisions

Implementing the Volcker Rule’s Backstop Provisions

Lawyers propose strategies for regulators in implementing often-overlooked Volcker Rule provisions.

Moving Forward to Improve Regulation

Moving Forward to Improve Regulation

A recent OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook sketches the present and future of OECD countries’ regulatory policy practices.

Smarter Regulation for the “Optimizing Economy”

Smarter Regulation for the “Optimizing Economy”

An economy increasingly based on algorithms will need a more sophisticated government, too.

Regulating Unicorns

Regulating Unicorns

Legal scholar argues that the largest private startups should be required to disclose more information.

For Law Enforcement, Super Bowl Security Took Center Stage

For Law Enforcement, Super Bowl Security Took Center Stage

Federal, state, and local agencies aimed to safeguard major sporting event in the wake of terrorist attacks.

Reforming Medical Device Regulation

Reforming Medical Device Regulation

Researchers argue for reducing FDA involvement in medical device regulation.