ACUS

Artificial Intelligence for Retrospective Regulatory Review

Artificial Intelligence for Retrospective Regulatory Review

Artificial intelligence can help agencies review and improve their existing regulations.

Using Technology to Improve Administration

Using Technology to Improve Administration

ACUS issues new recommendations to enhance administrative governance through digital technology.

Affirmatively Disclosing Agency Legal Materials

Affirmatively Disclosing Agency Legal Materials

ACUS takes an important step forward toward improving agency disclosure of legal materials.

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.

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.

Contractors in Rulemaking

Contractors in Rulemaking

Guidance from ACUS seeks to help agencies craft policies guiding their use of contractors in the rulemaking process.

Redesigning Automated Legal Guidance

Redesigning Automated Legal Guidance

Agencies should take care when using chatbots, virtual assistants, and preset menus to share legal information.

Using Technology and Contractors in the Administrative State

Using Technology and Contractors in the Administrative State

Government agency recommends that other federal agencies follow best practices for automation, notice, and use of private contractors.