Government Agencies

Codes-and-Standards.org

Codes-and-Standards.org

The Penn Program on Regulation launches a new curricular resource site that showcases the importance of voluntary codes and standards.

Digital Versus Human Algorithms

Digital Versus Human Algorithms

In deciding to use artificial intelligence, the key question for administrators is a comparative one.

Threatening Chevron Deference Threatens Government as a Whole

Threatening Chevron Deference Threatens Government as a Whole

Scholar argues that overruling deference to agencies will constrain U.S. government action.

A Local Lens on Administrative Law

A Local Lens on Administrative Law

Scholar brings the focus of administrative law to the level of municipal government.

Recruiting and Hiring Agency Attorneys

Recruiting and Hiring Agency Attorneys

ACUS recommendations seek to improve the processes for hiring government lawyers.

Identifying Agency Leaders

Identifying Agency Leaders

The federal government can and should do a better job of making basic information about high-level officials easily available.

Acting Officials and Delegated Authority

Acting Officials and Delegated Authority

Agencies should promote transparency about vacant and acting positions by making information publicly available.

How Federal Agencies Have Used Rigorous Policy Pilots to Learn

How Federal Agencies Have Used Rigorous Policy Pilots to Learn

Rigorous policy pilots have tremendous potential to improve governance.

Policy for Evidence

Policy for Evidence

Clear standards for producing and sharing data can encourage more effective policymaking.

The Evidence Act and Regulations

The Evidence Act and Regulations

The future for evidence-based regulation has never looked brighter.

Regulatory Learning Through the Rulemaking Process

Regulatory Learning Through the Rulemaking Process

An agency’s regulatory experience informs the development of effective future programs.

Regulatory Trial and Error

Regulatory Trial and Error

Trial-and-error decision-making could provide great benefits to regulators.