ACUS

Analyzing Regulatory Diffusion

Analyzing Regulatory Diffusion

Scholars find that reuse of regulatory language has increased over the past 20 years.

Agile Regulation and the Future of Governance

Agile Regulation and the Future of Governance

Penn Program on Regulation hosts panel discussion on governing a fast-changing world.

Contractors in Rulemaking

Contractors in Rulemaking

Guidance from ACUS seeks to help agencies craft policies guiding their use of contractors in the rulemaking process.

Redesigning Automated Legal Guidance

Redesigning Automated Legal Guidance

Agencies should take care when using chatbots, virtual assistants, and preset menus to share legal information.

Using Technology and Contractors in the Administrative State

Using Technology and Contractors in the Administrative State

Government agency recommends that other federal agencies follow best practices for automation, notice, and use of private contractors.

Cataloging and Clarifying Judicial Review Statutes

Cataloging and Clarifying Judicial Review Statutes

Congress should seek to remove procedural obstacles that inhibit statutory access to judicial review.

Improving the Quality of Mass Justice

Improving the Quality of Mass Justice

Agencies need to pursue systematic efforts to provide quality assurance in their adjudicatory processes.

Public Access to Agency Adjudicative Proceedings

Public Access to Agency Adjudicative Proceedings

Agencies should craft rules about public access to their adjudicative proceedings.

Regulating Representatives in Agency Adjudicative Proceedings

Regulating Representatives in Agency Adjudicative Proceedings

Agencies can promote ethical practices by adopting rules of conduct for attorneys and other representatives in adjudication.

Making Inoperative Guidance Accessible to All

Making Inoperative Guidance Accessible to All

Even when agencies change or rescind guidance documents, they should be clearly labeled and readily available to the public.

Improving Transparency and Administrative Accountability

Improving Transparency and Administrative Accountability

ACUS issues recommendations to improve administrative governance.

Regulatory Engagement is Due for an Upgrade

Regulatory Engagement is Due for an Upgrade

Improving comment solicitation and fixing Regulations.gov will enhance access to the regulatory process.