Management
Agencies Work to Roll Back Trump Directive Targeting ‘Unaccountable Bureaucrats’
The executive order sought to stop furtive rulemaking through guidance documents.
Management
Democrats Seek to Undo Six ‘Midnight’ Regulations
Sunday was the deadline under the Congressional Review Act.
Management
Democrats Seek to Undo Trump EEOC Rule Using Congressional Review Act
This is the first attempted use of the act during the Biden administration.
Management
Deadline is Approaching to Repeal Trump Rules Using ‘Obscure’ Law
Lawmakers can use the Congressional Review Act to eliminate certain Trump-era regulations.
Oversight
Report: Biden Administration Could ‘Freeze’ Additional Trump Regulations
The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen identified errors by the previous administration in issuing last-minute rules.
Oversight
After Hundreds of Meatpacking Workers Died From COVID-19, Congress Wants Answers
A key House subcommittee cited reports by ProPublica and other news outlets in launching an investigation into how the country’s meatpacking companies handled the pandemic, which has killed hundreds of workers to date.
Oversight
The Return of the Regulators
Like them or revile them, federal agencies seem poised to regain some of their traditional powers under the new administration. But it’s not clear how far President Biden wants them to go.
Management
The Regulator of Tomorrow
The challenge isn’t just how to regulate new technologies. Technology is changing the capabilities of regulators themselves in ways not previously imagined.
Management
Biden Seeks to Halt or Delay Trump’s ‘Midnight Regulations’
The new president took several immediate actions to start undoing Trump’s deregulatory agenda.
Management
GovExec Daily: Federal Land Management During Trump's Term
Bloomberg Government's Kellie Lunney joins the show to discuss the outgoing president's public lands legacy.
Management
GovExec Daily: How Biden Can Make Government Work Better
Peter H. Schuck joins the podcast to discuss how the president-elect can realign government to meet more people's needs.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: Getting the Best People into the Civil Service
Dr. Lisa Parshall and Dr. Jim Twombly join the podcast again to talk about how to make public service jobs more attractive to more people, including paying feds more.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: The Administrative State Under the Trump Presidency
Dr. Lisa Parshall and Dr. Jim Twombly join the podcast to discuss their book on the outgoing president's effects on the federal government.
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