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25 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
Over the past sixty years, the amount of federal regulatory activity, as measured by pages in the Federal Register, has increased more than six-fold. [read post]
11 Jun 2012, 9:30 pm
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is currently seeking public comment on a proposed rule for the operation and management of a Do-Not-Call Registry for Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP). [read post]
27 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm
For much of the last half-century, the Food and Drug Administration has earned a reputation as one of the most effective and respected regulatory agencies in the federal government. [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 12:00 pm
Japan’s nuclear disaster has sparked a vigorous debate in Congress about the extent to which the U.S. would be prepared for a similar crisis. [read post]
10 Jun 2011, 6:00 am
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will work with state and local governments to fight fraudulent immigration services. [read post]
9 Sep 2013, 9:30 pm
My three quasi-ideas—drawn from Felix Frankfurter, John Stuart Mill, and Friedrich Hayek—are a framework for my reflection on the myths and realities of OIRA, based on my time as OIRA Administrator. [read post]
22 Jul 2012, 9:30 pm
A recent report by a private foundation highlights the tension between the Arctic Council’s desire to expand its clout and its reluctance to allow non-Arctic countries to influence its agenda. [read post]
24 Aug 2011, 12:00 am
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced on August 11, 2011 that 19 executive branch agencies had met OSTP’s deadline to submit drafts or final versions of scientific integrity policies. [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 9:01 pm
26 Jul 2012, 9:00 pm
The House passed the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act (H.R. 4078) that would freeze major federal regulations until the unemployment rate, now at 8.2 percent, drops to 6 percent or below.The House approved a bill that would bar the Department of Labor (DOL) from finalizing a proposed regulation addressing child labor on farms.U.S. [read post]
14 Oct 2012, 9:30 pm
Despite a recent jobs report showing that unemployment last month finally fell to below eight percent, debate between Democrats and Republicans over government regulation has not subsided. [read post]
18 Aug 2013, 9:30 pm
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act has raised the stakes for financial regulation by requiring more than twenty federal agencies to promulgate nearly 400 new rules and regulations. [read post]
20 Aug 2013, 9:30 pm
The emergence of social media has made a huge impact on modern culture, as Facebook and Twitter have become part of our everyday lives. [read post]
5 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
After a two-month public comment period, the US Environmental Protection Agency has recently released a plan for conducting over thirty reviews of existing environmental regulations. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 12:00 am
The reigning administrative law mystery of the last third of a century, Chevron “deference,” has never seemed especially mysterious, controversial or difficult to me. [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 12:00 am
Perceptions about climate change may depend more on cultural dispositions than scientific knowledge. [read post]
26 Mar 2013, 10:30 pm
Each year, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps around 45 million low-income Americans put food on the table. [read post]
17 May 2011, 6:00 am
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released its annual report on pay-for-delay agreements. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 12:00 am
In the aftermath of WikiLeaks’ disclosure of confidential documents last year, the President has issued an executive order implementing new safeguards to protect classified government information from future leaks. [read post]
31 Mar 2013, 9:30 pm
The post-9/11 anthrax attacks prompted the U.S. government to spend $5.6 billion for research on medical countermeasures (MCMs) against bioterrorism in a program known as Project BioShield. [read post]
