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The Surprising Use of Automation by Regulatory Agencies

The Surprising Use of Automation by Regulatory Agencies

Agencies’ uses of sophisticated information technologies highlight the possibilities of administrative automation.

Machines as Bureaucrats

Machines as Bureaucrats

New digital technologies promise improvements in government services but raise questions, too.

Artificial Intelligence and the Administrative State

Artificial Intelligence and the Administrative State

No rubric exists to decide how to navigate the use of automation in the administrative state, but society can make informed choices.

Week in Review

Week in Review

President-elect Trump announces his picks for two more Cabinet positions, the Cause of Action Institute sues the CFPB, and more…

Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Restroom Policy

Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Restroom Policy

Case presents opportunity for Court to consider deference to agencies’ interpretations of regulations.

Are Independent Agencies Really Independent?

Are Independent Agencies Really Independent?

A federal court ruling revives questions about the insulation of independent agencies.

Department of Labor Establishes Mandatory Paid Sick Leave

Department of Labor Establishes Mandatory Paid Sick Leave

Agency finalizes rule requiring paid sick leave for federal contractors.

Navigating a Changing Power Grid

Navigating a Changing Power Grid

Penn Program on Regulation hosts a conversation with electricity market leaders.

Week in Review

Week in Review

President-elect Trump announces choices for several Cabinet positions, DOI protects fossils, and more…

The Role for State Regulation of Energy Markets

The Role for State Regulation of Energy Markets

Penn’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy convenes energy policy roundtable.

Time to Get Graphic with Cigarette Labels?

Time to Get Graphic with Cigarette Labels?

FDA is years behind in its statutory mandate to put graphic warnings on cigarette labels.

Congress Takes Aim at Gag Clauses in Form Contracts

Congress Takes Aim at Gag Clauses in Form Contracts

Bill would crack down on clauses that ban consumers from writing negative online reviews.