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Ruth Marcus - When a Watchdog Isn't - washingtonpost.com
In an era of lousy customer service, when there is never an actual human being at the end of the alleged help line, it may seem refreshing to encounter an institution still guided by the principle that the customer comes first. Unfortunately, that institu
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Rush Is On to Cement Regulations - WSJ.com
Industries from agriculture to power are pressing for the Bush administration to act on a slew of pending regulations, betting they will do worse no matter who wins the White House in the fall.
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At Lobbyist's Behest, FDA Pushes for Drug Marketing Loophole - Oversight - RegWatch - OMB Watch
The Food and Drug Administration is moving forward with a controversial new policy to allow pharmaceutical reps to market drugs for unapproved uses, despite objections from Congress and public health experts.
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One Year Later, White House Still Sitting on Whale Protection Rule - In the White House - RegWatch - OMB Watch
Today, a rule that would protect the North Atlantic right whale celebrates its one year anniversary of being stuck in the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). Under Executive Order 12866, OIRA has 90 days to review regulations
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2008 Executive Branch Regulatory Agenda: Building an Administrative Legacy - Regulatory Matters - OMB Watch
In 2007, President Bush used administrative decrees — such as issuing a new regulatory executive order and giving new powers to executive branch offices — to impact the regulatory process. The administration is likely to continue pursuing administrati
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Product Safety Regulator Hobbled by Decades of Negligence - Regulatory Matters - OMB Watch
The nation's premiere consumer product regulator, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has been crippled by budget cuts and staffing losses that now span decades.
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We have a broadband strategy? Bush administration says "yes" in cheerleading report
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Plain language bill clears house subcommittee (2/1/08) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com
A bill mandating that federal agencies use plain language in commonly-used forms won approval from a House panel this week, though Republicans will likely push to expand the reach of the legislation as it advances.
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Bush orders agencies to ignore earmarks (1/29/08) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com
During his final State of the Union address, Bush announced that he would veto all future appropriations bills that do not cut in half the number and cost of earmarks. He also issued an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to ignore all f
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FDA panel cites shortfalls in technology, staffing (1/29/08) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com
The Food and Drug Administration faces shortfalls in staffing and information technology, which have resulted "in a plethora of inadequacies that threaten our society," according to a report by the agency's Science Board.The board also concluded that "an
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Think Progress » Bush To Appoint Coal Industry Champion To Head Consumer Safety Commission
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The Emerging Threat of Regulatory Preemption | American Constitution Society
In The Emerging Threat of Regulatory Preemption, Georgetown University Law Center Professor David C. Vladeck examines how, in his view, regulatory agencies have attempted to insulate regulated industries from state tort law claims by slipping preemption l
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Runnin' Scared: NYPD Seeks an Air Monitor Crackdown for New Yorkers by Chris Thompson
Want to test for pollution in low-income neighborhoods with high rates of childhood asthma? Gotta ask the cops for permission. Why? So you "will not lead to excessive false alarms and unwarranted anxiety," the first draft of the law states.
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U.S. agencies called to task over policy-implementation lapses - MarketWatch
[The EPA] been sued by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, for failing to issue final rules to keep families safe from lead during home renovations. The rules are more than 10 years late to meet a deadline set by Congress.
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TLF: “The End of Censorship” -- The book I never finished
Back in 2005, I threw away a book I was writing. Well, I didn’t exactly toss it in a garbage can or take a match to the manuscript; I just abandoned the project to work on other things, including a different book and a big law review article. I’m stil
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SSRN-The Jurisprudence of Notice and Comment by Jamison Colburn
What does it mean to say that an administrative agency is a "source" of law? Agencies constantly generate what we regard as law, making and remaking legal obligations at a frenetic pace. Yet many (if not most) of the rules agencies make lack the force of
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TLF: Regulations.gov gets an RSS feed
In my recent paper on e-transparency and in other forums I’ve been critical of the federal government’s Regulations.gov website for not offering XML feeds. Well, last week the site began offering an RSS feed for the site. You can see it here.
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A Year for Failure: Regulatory Policy News in 2007 - Regulatory Matters - OMB Watch
In 2007, new regulatory policies and the inability of federal agencies to protect the public made headlines more so than at any time in recent memory. Four themes dominated regulatory policy this year: an increase in White House influence over agency rule
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Agencies put regulatory plans online (12/11/07)
Agencies' regulatory priorities and planned actions now will be available online in an attempt to increase transparency and public participation and save the government money. The General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget ha
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