Improving the Accessibility and Transparency of Administrative Programs
The Administrative Conference issues recommendations to enhance fairness and transparency in administrative government.
Managing Adjudicators’ Information Access in the Internet Age
ACUS issues new recommendation to help agency adjudicators conduct online independent research.
Recruiting and Hiring Agency Attorneys
ACUS recommendations seek to improve the processes for hiring government lawyers.
Improving Economic Analysis by Reorganizing Agencies’ Economists
An ACUS recommendation could help agencies better organize their economics staffs.
Identifying Agency Leaders
The federal government can and should do a better job of making basic information about high-level officials easily available.
Seeking to Improve Administrative Transparency and Expertise
Federal agency issues recommendations to improve transparency and help better inform administrative government.
Interpretive Rules in Practice
A new ACUS recommendation on interpretive rules largely aligns with a prior one on policy statements.
The Future of Administrative Law Judge Selection
ACUS sets out new recommendations for agency hiring of ALJs.
Making Guidance Available to the Public
ACUS recommends agencies take steps to make their guidance more accessible.
Prioritizing Accessibility and Clarity in Agency Actions
Scholars analyze ACUS recommendations addressing public access to guidance, ALJ hiring procedures, and interpretive rules.
Public Engagement in Rulemaking
Agencies should work to expand public engagement efforts beyond notice and comment.
Recusal Rules for Administrative Adjudicators
ACUS’s recommendation on recusal could improve federal agency adjudication.