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27 Jan 2010, 6:03 pm
Today the Washington Post reported on disappointment over the Obama Administration's record on governmental transparency. [read post]
24 Feb 2011, 6:00 am
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program requires more than 10,000 facilities to file annual reports, each containing over 1,500 data elements. [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]
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]
2 Apr 2013, 11:30 pm
Some politicians, business leaders, and scholars have suggested that an increase in federal regulation during President Obama’s first term, most evident in the new health care and financial regulation laws, dampened economic growth and job creation. [read post]
A "Noah's Ark of Scholars" Discusses Strategies for Increasing Public Engagement with the Government
31 Mar 2011, 6:00 am
Policymakers and scholars gathered in Washington, D.C., last week to develop ideas for enhancing research on open government.The federal government’s Open Government Research and Development Summit (R&D Summit) featured speakers ranging from the U.S. [read post]
12 May 2011, 6:00 am
As Republicans and Democrats focus on ways to improve federal regulatory decisions, a House subcommittee held a hearing last week on potential legislation that would require agencies to conduct a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) before promulgating regulations. [read post]
3 Oct 2011, 12:00 am
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12 Oct 2011, 12:00 am
Over two years after Delta Airlines and US Airways initially proposed a plan to swap a significant number of takeoff and landing slots at New York’s LaGuardia Airport and Washington’s Ronald Reagan’s National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an order to be published tomorrow that approves the transaction that will reshape flight schedules at two of the Northeast’s major airports. [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]
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]
7 Jun 2013, 12:00 am
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose rules reforming the operation of money management funds. [read post]
16 Mar 2010, 4:52 am
The National Security Archive, a Washington, DC-based NGO that collects national security documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, yesterday released a report reviewing the Obama Adminisration's first year of FOIA information. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 12:00 am
Last week's decision by the Obama Administration to withdraw consideration of new ozone standards has rightly received much attention for its policy and political implications. [read post]
2 May 2012, 9:30 pm
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s recent complaint against Apple Inc. and five major domestic book publishers is so compelling that you could easily imagine it becoming a bestselling e-book itself. [read post]
14 Feb 2013, 9:30 pm
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule requiring pharmaceutical companies to disclose payments they make to doctors. [read post]
11 Apr 2013, 9:30 pm
A federal appeals court determined that investors were barred from holding the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) liable for the agency’s failure to uncover Madoff’s fraud scheme. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 12:00 am
Last week's decision by the Obama Administration to withdraw consideration of new ozone standards has rightly received much attention for its policy and political implications. [read post]
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]
15 Apr 2012, 9:30 pm
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will not ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging due to insufficient evidence that it poses a risk to human health. [read post]
