Process

Chevron’s Watery Grave?

Chevron’s Watery Grave?

A fight over fishery regulations could spell trouble for Chevron deference.

Threats to Administrative Competence

Threats to Administrative Competence

Civil servants report that the Trump Administration posed an existential threat to expertise in the federal bureaucracy.

Agency Enforcement Manuals

Agency Enforcement Manuals

Agencies can increase fairness by better maintaining their enforcement manuals.

Public Availability of Agency Settlement Agreements

Public Availability of Agency Settlement Agreements

ACUS provides recommendations to promote online disclosure of agency settlements of enforcement actions.

Precedent in Agency Adjudication

Precedent in Agency Adjudication

Agencies should use ACUS’s recommendation to develop transparent approaches to precedent.

Improving and Disclosing Agency Decisions

Improving and Disclosing Agency Decisions

ACUS issues three recommendations to improve agency decision-making and enhance governmental transparency.

Should USDA Regulate Lab-Grown Meat?

Should USDA Regulate Lab-Grown Meat?

Scholar argues that FDA should be the sole regulator of cell-cultured meat.

The New Vision in Biden’s New Regulatory Order

The New Vision in Biden’s New Regulatory Order

The Biden Administration reimagines the federal government’s regulatory framework.

Modernizing Regulatory Review

Modernizing Regulatory Review

Recent Biden Administration reforms will better prepare the regulatory system to meet society’s challenges.

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.

Improving Public Engagement in the Regulatory Process

Improving Public Engagement in the Regulatory Process

Biden Administration seeks feedback from the public on how to expand participation in the regulatory process.