ACUS

Online Processes in Agency Adjudication

Online Processes in Agency Adjudication

Agencies can improve their adjudicatory processes by broadening access to their electronic case management systems.

Improving Virtual Public Engagement

Improving Virtual Public Engagement

A new series of recommendations from ACUS will help agencies improve their use of virtual engagement in rulemakings.

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.