Report Recommends Ways to Improve Regulatory Science
Study for ACUS examines steps agencies should take when using scientific analysis.
Improving How Agencies Collect Information
My recent ACUS report presents three conclusions to frame proposed improvements.
Can the White House Trim U.S. Paperwork?
OIRA memo is admirable but bolder action by Congress may be needed.
Obama Seeks to Promote “International Regulatory Cooperation”
President issues executive order as way to enhance U.S. economic growth.
A Confluence of Concerns with the Accumulation of Regulatory Regimens
Requiring agencies to consider the cumulative costs of their regulation has its own cumulative costs.
Obama’s Reforms Give States a Shot at Coming Out Winners
Health care reform demonstrates President Obama’s evolving understand of federalism.
Agencies Should Pay For Any Copyrighted Materials They Incorporate by Reference
Incorporated materials may be difficult to obtain, so agencies must make them available at their own expense.
ACUS Committee Discusses Online Access to Rulemaking
Committee investigates how to improve public access via the Internet.
ACUS Adopts Recommendations on Shift to E-Rulemaking
Federal “good government” agency addresses the regulatory process in the digital age.
PPR Panel on Outsourcing National Security
Two prominent scholars discuss the federal government’s reliance on private firms to carry out national defense functions.