As the Biden Administration looks to improve public participation, are tools focused on the "supply" side of the equation enough?
Commentaries & Insights
Our Commentaries and Insights are short-form publications intended to distill long-form research and synthesize current policymaking activity into easily understood concepts.
Comparing the Draft and Final Circular A4
A comparison of the final OMB Circular A-4 to the draft proposed in April 2023
Structural Challenges Loom for Biden’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
Biden’s Executive Order 14110 envisions a whole-of-government response to mitigating AI risks. As agencies work on implementation, several challenges lay ahead.
Congressionally Reviewed: A New Pattern in CRA Vetoes
President Biden has vetoed more CRA resolutions of disapproval than all other presidents, combined
Looking Back at 30 Years of Executive Order 12866
Slide show highlights from the Center's extensive coverage of Regulatory Review provisions
Understanding the Call for an AM Radio Mandate
Would regulatory action to mandate AM radios in electronic vehicles be in the public interest?
How to Engage the Public: OIRA's New Guidance to Agencies
OIRA published new public participation guidance for federal agencies, offering an important new framework for engaging the public in the regulatory process.
Care to Comment? Topics Discussed in Revised Circular A4 Public Comments
Overview of our analysis of the nearly 4,500 public comments received by OMB on its proposed revisions to Circular A-4 guidance on cost-benefit analysis
Biden’s Spring 2023 Unified Agenda
The new agenda largely follows the administration's previous iterations, but it does signal the initiation of rulemakings in several new areas
Circular A-4: A Comparison between the 2023 Draft and the 2003 Circular
Descriptive discussion of major changes in the 2023 Draft compared to the 2003 version