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News and Events
GW Regulatory Studies Center (RSC) scholars regularly host and participate in events on regulatory policy. Their expertise is also featured in op-eds and reports in leading media outlets.
Statement on the RSC Mission
Read the statement (PDF) from GW faculty and administrators involved with the GW Regulatory Studies Center providing accurate information about the center's membership, scholarship and activities.
Regulation by Enforcement: Blockchain & Crypto
On June 5, 2024 the GW Regulatory Studies Center and GW Law hosted a forum on the challenges of regulation-by-enforcement as applied to cryptocurrency markets. Panel discussions with leading experts in the industry, scholars and policy professionals explored the potential for legislation and rulemaking on these technologies.
Building On Regulatory Foundations
The GW Regulatory Studies Center and IBM Center for The Business of Government co-hosted a roundtable and reception November 16, 2023 in Washington, DC commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Executive Order 12866 and 20th Anniversary of Circular A-4. The event brought together OIRA Administrators from the past five presidential administrations.
Revising Regulatory Review
At our May 9, 2023 public forum examining executive actions on Modernizing Regulatory Review, OIRA Administrator Richard Revesz discussed these changes with a panel of former OIRA administrators who served in the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations. That was followed by a panel of experts in regulatory impact analysis at the federal level who explored in more depth the draft OMB Circular A-4.
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Podcast: Biden’s Ambitious Executive Order Does More for Data Security than Banning TikTok
Tuesday, 5/14/2024, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Discussing a potential TikTok ban and the need to secure Americans' sensitive data.
Podcast: Will History Repeat Itself? Forecasting CRA Use in a Second Trump Administration
Wednesday, 5/8/2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Professor Steven Balla and Policy Analyst Sarah Hay discuss the policy themes which could potentially be rolled back following a change of administration
Podcast: CARB Regulating In-Use Locomotives
Tuesday, 4/30/2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Roger Nober discusses his public comment to EPA on California's stricter emissions standards for locomotives
Podcast: Regulation by Adjudication
Monday, 4/15/2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
If the Supreme Court limits or overturns the Chevron Deference doctrine, it will likely lead to a phase of regulation by adjudication as agencies adapt
Podcast: Technology and Public Commenting: Congress Takes Action
Tuesday, 4/2/2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Professor Steve Balla on the Comment Integrity and Management Act
Podcast: A Lookback at the Law - How Congress Uses the CRA
Monday, 3/11/2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm
How the Congressional Review Act works and how Congress uses it.
Podcast: 2023 Regulatory Year In Review
Tuesday, 1/23/2024, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Look back at the major regulatory trends of the previous year
Podcast: Bryce Chinault on EV Mandates in Connecticut
Wednesday, 1/17/2024, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Bryce Chinault considers the challenges of Connecticut's vehicle emissions policies amid the shift to electric vehicles
Podcast: Biden's Fall 2023 Unified Agenda
Overview of the administration's semiannual roadmap of regulatory agency activity
Tuesday, 12/19/2023, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Senior Policy Analyst Zoey Xie provides an overview of the Fall 2023 Unified Agenda, key takeaways, and trends to watch in the months ahead.
Podcast: New Goals, Old Tools for Broadening Public Participation
Monday, 12/4/2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Are tools focused on the "supply" side of rulemaking enough to increase public engagement in the process?