ACUS receives bipartisan support in Congress

At the July 14 meeting of the House Judiciary Committee, lawmakers agreed that the Administrative Conference saves taxpayer money and increases government efficiency in their respective statements: “The principal way the Conference has proven itself to be a cost-saving bargain … Read more

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Proposed Recommendation regarding Government Contractor Ethics to be discussed at Plenary Session

More and more of the federal government’s work is now being done by federal contractors, rather than by federal employees, but contractors’ employees are subject to much less ethics regulation than government employees.  This recommendation suggests that the FAR Council … Read more

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Call for Proposals

ACUS is seeking proposals for two new projects in addition to the Midnight Rules study. They are review of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) and study of the availability of administrative Legal Materials. To learn about the projects and the submission … Read more

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Federal News Radio Interview with Paul R. Verkuil

Chairman Paul R. Verkuil joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris this morning to discuss the Administrative Conference’s priorities, goals, membership, current projects, and addressed the ways in which new technology, transparency, openness and collaboration were major themes throughout  agency’s work. Listen … Read more

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Federal Contractor Ethics GovExec Media Clipping

Check out the GovExec article by Joseph Marks on the Committee on Administration and Management’s recent approval of the draft recommendation regarding government contractor ethics. The Committee and ACUS staff have conducted extensive research with stakeholders, experts and agencies to … Read more

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Committee Approves Government Contractor Ethics Recommendation: What’s Next?

On April 18, 2011, the Committee on Administration and Management passed a draft recommendation regarding Government Contractor ethics. The Committee held its fourth public meeting on the Government Contractor Ethics Project today at the Administrative Conference’s Washington, DC office. This … Read more

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Happy Anniversary

Swearing-in Ceremony with the Vice President and the Chairman Paul R. Verkuil, the tenth Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States, was sworn in by Vice President Biden on April 6, 2010. Today marks the one-year anniversary of … Read more

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Chairman revisits William & Mary

Chairman Paul R. Verkuil recently discussed the Administrative Conference’s mission, vision and goals with Eric Pesola, of the William and Mary News.   The Chairman, a former William and Mary President, discussed current Conference projects, and provided highlights from the 53rd Plenary Session – to include … Read more

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Get your Administrative Fix

Thanks to everyone who participated in selecting our new blog name. We received suggestions from blog commenters, friends at GovLoop, the ACUS All Access Newsletter, emails, Administrative Conference Members, staff and colleagues, and the ACUS Idea Scale Community. The goal … Read more

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