The Administration’s Regulatory Review Plans Move Toward Evidence-Based Governance
The White House has just released the first plans for retrospective reviews of existing regulations from thirty agencies, making a notable step toward evidence-based governance.
Washington Workshop on Assessing Open Government
PPR workshop discusses how to study government transparency programs.
House Subcommittee Considers Codifying Agency CBA
Witnesses agree about the importance of thorough cost-benefit analysis.
Open Government and Its Impact
Defining open government and conceptualizing its success are key first steps in developing a transparency research agenda.
Why the REINS Act Is Unwise If Not Also Unconstitutional
A proposed act would hinder needed regulations, thereby interfering with the executive branch’s constitutional authority to execute the law.
Let’s Review the Rules
Agencies can narrow the political gap over regulation by retrospectively measuring the actual impact of their regulations.
Budget Deal May Shut Down Open Government Websites
The Obama Administration’s Open Government Initiative takes a budget hit.
Regulatory Agencies Plan for Federal Government Shutdown
Agencies show how they would react to a funding hiatus.