Administrative Conference of the United States

Scholar recommends improvements to agencies’ management of congressional requests on behalf of constituents.

New research highlights the unique challenges agencies face when providing individual regulatory guidance.

A new report to ACUS makes recommendations for how Senate-confirmed officials should participate in adjudication.

ACUS’s recommendation on judicial review of federal regulations provides much-needed clarity.

ACUS identifies best practices for agency guidance, adjudications, and responses to constituent service requests.

ACUS adopts a series of recommendations to improve agency practices and reduce administrative burdens.

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

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

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

Agencies should craft rules about public access to their adjudicative proceedings.

Agencies can promote ethical practices by adopting rules of conduct for attorneys and other representatives in adjudication.

Even when agencies change or rescind guidance documents, they should be clearly labeled and readily available to the public.