office of information and regulatory affairs

Congress gets options on how to improve oversight of something nearly every agency does

Rulemaking. The government does lots and lots of it. But because the power to regulate is the power to destroy, rulemaking has rules. And like all agency…

Agency Oversight

Peter Musurlian

Meet one of the government’s most experienced rule-making and evaluation experts

People

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Yes, people, the House leadership failure also affects acquisition

Acquisition

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OMB seeks to ‘build trust’ in government services, speed up CX expert hiring across agencies

Management

First Look

White House to agencies: Be proactive about working with public on regulations

Agency Oversight

White House revises regulatory review to account for equity, seeks public feedback

Agency Oversight

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Why federal contractors are poring over the new national cyber strategy

Cybersecurity

The SBA moves to resolve a vexing wrinkle in the Rule of Two

Acquisition Policy

Role of OIRA, compliance with 508 requirements highlight lawmakers’ focus on IT modernization in 2023

Budget

Biden’s pick for OPM deputy director addresses concerns about federal hiring, retirement processing

Workforce

How agencies can be more agile in the rules-driven business of rule-making

Management

customer experience, customer service, customer support, glitch, technology, digital government, computer, phone, mobile device

OMB memo directs agencies to study federal customer experience barriers

The Biden administration is calling on agencies to take a closer look at the burden individuals go through when applying for federal services.

Management

FILE- In this March 30, 2019, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as cherry blossom trees bloom on the West Lawn in Washington. On Wednesday, April 10, the Treasury Department releases federal budget data for March. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Questions on whether federal rulemaking takes in comments from everyone affected

Seeking comments from those affected, it’s a foundation stone of U.S. federal rulemaking. And regulated parties, companies, industries associations; they’re…

Agency Oversight

CDO Council sees administration’s equity goals increase demand for data

Big Data

Chief data officers are relatively new additions to most agencies, but the Biden administration sees them as an essential part of some of its top priorities.