Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
OMB Restricts Authority of Paperwork Reduction Act on Social Media but Some Controls Remain
Apr 7, 2010 by Roger Strother*
Today, the Obama administration cleared a major hurdle for agencies seeking to solicit public input into policymaking and implementing the reforms called for in the Open Government Directive (OGD) issued on December 8, 2009. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo that exempts web-based interactive technologies from the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Now, agencies are freer than before to communicate with the public in an unstructured way but there are still some restrictions on the solicitation of structured feedback.
read in fullOne Small Policy Step, but One Huge Leap for Government Openness: Statement of Gary D. Bass
Apr 7, 2010
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2010—The Obama administration took several actions today that will likely have a lasting and positive impact on government transparency. Each federal agency announced its Open Government Plan, complemented by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policy changes to reduce certain impediments to transparency and to improve both regulatory and federal spending transparency.
read in fullWhite House Seeking Comment on Information Policy
Oct 27, 2009 by Matthew Madia
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is asking the public for ideas on ways to improve the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) – the 29-year-old law that governs federal information collection, dissemination, and management. In a notice in today’s Federal Register, the White House announces the opening of a 60 day public comment period.
read in fullOMB Watch to Testify Before Congress on Paperwork Reduction Act
Mar 8, 2006 by Guest Blogger
Group maintains that reauthorization should be a step into the 21st Century, not a step backward
Congress should not use reauthorization of the Paperwork Reduction Act as an occasion to keep the public in the dark and threaten existing regulations that protect health and safety, and the environment, OMB Watch will tell Congress today. Instead, it should be an occasion to promote information technologies that reduce costs to government, make compliance easier for industry, and improve transparency.
Testimony on Reauthorization of the Paperwork Reduction Act
Mar 7, 2006 by Guest Blogger
Testimony of J. Robert Shull, Director of Regulatory Policy, before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs of the House Committee on Government Reform
on "The Paperwork Reduction Act at 25: Opportunities to Strengthen and Improve the Law"
Mar. 8, 2006
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Download the prepared statement and appendix.Testimony of J. Robert Shull, Director of Regulatory Policy, before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs of the House Committee on Government Reform
read in fullMore than Paperwork
Mar 6, 2006 by Guest Blogger
Despite its name, the Paperwork Reduction Act concerns much more than paperwork: it is a comprehensive law for management of information resources. Find out more with this backgrounder and this at-a-glance summary of the major parts of the PRA.
read in fullGAO Reports: Paperwork Reduction Act
Mar 1, 2006 by Guest Blogger
A compendium of GAO Reports related to the Paperwork Reduction Act and information management policy.
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