50th News Releases

Using Artificial Intelligence in Administrative Agencies

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This article was authored by ACUS Deputy Research Director Mark Thomson and ACUS Senior Fellow John Cooney. Mr. Cooney served as committee chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence.  This article first appeared in the Regulatory Review's series on "Improving…
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Publication of Policies Governing Agency Adjudicators

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This article was authored by Leigh Anne Schriever, who worked on drafting the recommendation discussed in this essay as an attorney advisor with ACUS.  This article first appeared in the Regulatory Review's series on "Improving the Accessibility and Transparency of Administrative Programs"…
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Transparency and Privacy in Public Rulemaking Dockets

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This article was authored by Christopher S. Yoo, John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer & Information Science and the founding director of the Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition (CTIC) at the University of Pennsylvania, and Kellen McCoy, a member of…
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New Information Interchange Bulletin: Notice & Comment Rulemaking

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ACUS has released its newest Information Interchange Bulletin: Notice & Comment Rulemaking. The Bulletin provides a high-level overview of the Administrative Procedure Act’s notice-and-comment rulemaking process. It describes the steps agencies take to issue rules, from proposal to…
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New Information Interchange Bulletin: EAJA Basics

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ACUS has released its newest Information Interchange Bulletin: Equal Access to Justice Act Basics. The Bulletin provides a high-level overview of EAJA’s basic structure. It explains when parties that prevail against the federal government in certain judicial and administrative proceedings may…
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ACUS Committee to Consider Periodic Retrospective Review

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This spring, ACUS’s Committee on Administration and Management will revisit agencies’ procedures for reanalyzing and amending existing regulations.  The project, Periodic Retrospective Review, builds on Recommendation 2014-5, which was intended to provide a framework for cultivating…
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ACUS Appoints Three New Senior Fellows

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact:  Harry M. Seidman 202.480.2085 hseidman@acus.gov ACUS Appoints Three New Senior Fellows WASHINGTON, March 29, 2021 – The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new senior fellows: Geovette E.…
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New Version of Regulations.gov Implements ACUS Recommendation

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The new Regulations.gov, now live, incorporates several improvements that ACUS endorsed in Recommendation 2018-6, Improving Access to Regulations.gov’s Rulemaking Dockets.  Launched in 2003, Regulations.gov is intended to improve access to rulemaking materials and increase…
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