Oversight
Environmental Groups Allege Texas Rubber-Stamped Industrial Plants' Pollution — and that the EPA Looked the Other Way
The groups are suing the EPA, saying it failed to address concerns that air permits issued to big industrial facilities didn’t meet federal standards.
Management
Democratic Lawmakers Seek to Increase Oversight of ‘Midnight’ Regulations
Bill would require the Government Accountability Office to submit various reports to Congress.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: Midnight Regulations During the Transition
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss the outgoing administration's last-minute rulemaking.
Management
New HHS Policy Requires All Information to Be Released for Upcoming Rules
Experts criticize and question its purpose as the Trump administration winds down.
Management
GovExec Daily: How Biden Can Rebuild Government
Philip K. Howard joins the podcast to discuss how the incoming administration can reconfigure bureaucracy for better government.
Oversight
Trump Races to Weaken Environmental and Worker Protections, and Implement Other Last-Minute Policies, Before Jan. 20
The Trump administration is rushing to approve dozens of eleventh-hour policy changes. Among them: The Justice Department is fast-tracking a rule that could reintroduce firing squads and electrocutions to federal executions.
Management
HHS Seeks Feedback on Pandemic Regulatory Actions
The Trump administration is making a final push for deregulation during lame duck period.
Management
Regulatory Affairs Veteran Shares Insights on Trump’s Cutbacks and What Lies Ahead for Biden
"Judge the person relative to what you want them to do," said Jim Tozzi, on selecting a new Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs administrator.
Management
What Will Regulatory Policy Look Like Under President Biden?
Experts predict the incoming Biden administration will work immediately to undo four years of deregulation under Trump.
Management
Global Media Agency CEO Revokes Regulation Clarifying ‘Firewall’ Protecting Journalistic Integrity
The move is at most symbolic and a "weird Hail Mary" days ahead of the presidential election, said a whistleblower attorney.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Taming the Bureaucracy
Author Mark Schwartz joins the podcast to discuss how to make government work better for everyone.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: The Latest Deregulation Memo
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss the August OMB memo on agencies soften rules for pursuing regulatory violators.
Management
White House Presses Agencies to Soften Rules for Pursuing Regulatory Violators
“The government should bear the burden of proving an alleged violation of law; the subject of enforcement should not bear the burden of proving compliance,” memo says.
Oversight
FDA Is Departing from Long-Standing Procedures to Deal with Public Health Crises, and This May Foreshadow Problems for COVID-19 Vaccines
The rushed emergency approval for a treatment that might help COVID-19 patients has raised questions: Is the FDA abandoning its own guidelines?
Oversight
Many U.S. Workplaces Required to Report Injuries Flouted New Labor Department Rule
A federal magistrate judge’s ruling has freed OSHA records from large employers across the country. Access to this data will help the public identify America’s most dangerous companies
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Trump Lauds Pandemic Deregulation; Moderate Democrats Ask for More Oversight in Next Relief Package
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Senate Republicans Introduce Legislation to Rid ‘Burdensome’ Regulations
The bill aligns with the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda.
Oversight
The 3 Weeks That Changed Everything
Imagine if the National Transportation Safety Board investigated America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Management
The Regulatory State Is Failing Us
Tyler Cowen suggests how to address some of the biggest obstacles to fighting COVID-19.
Management
Watchdogs Criticize Trump Administration's Deregulation Efforts During Pandemic
Meanwhile, the administration says the red tape rollback is central to boosting coronavirus testing and economic revival.
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