Supreme Court Confronts Interstate Air Pollution Regulation
The Court hears oral arguments on legal challenge to EPA rule requiring states to keep pollution from affecting their neighbors.
FDA to Require Medical Device ID Numbers
New agency rule designed to help identify faulty medical devices.
Learning from the FDA’s Plan B Fiasco
Plan B episode calls for reconsidering the scope of judicial review and the role of politics in rulemaking.
Penn Seminar Explores Risk Management as Instrument for Economic Development
Authors of World Bank report advocate move from ‘crisis fighting’ to systematic risk management.
Moving Toward the Evaluation State
By taking three feasible steps, the administration could help build a regulatory culture more supportive of ex post evaluation.
Week in Review
The White House Administration says it met its Obamacare goal, ACUS announces upcoming plenary agenda, and more…
Digitizing Environmental Protection
Proposed e-reporting rule aims to improve water quality, save money.
White House Report Outlines New Transparency Efforts
Report reveals administration plans to create a web portal for Freedom of Information Act requests.
FCC Loosens Restrictions on Foreign Investments in Broadcast Media
A larger pool of investors may boost diversity in television and radio station ownership.
The Anti-Capture Justification for Regulatory Review
Better understanding of OIRA’s role – and its rationale – provides a new agenda for reform.
HUD and VA Partner to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness
Agencies announce third installment of housing vouchers, part of $68 million plan.
