Reforming Regulatory Policy in the Obama Administration

OMB Watch continues to work with the Obama administration to develop and implement reforms that better enable federal agencies to protect public health, safety, and the environment through regulation. Below is a list of recommendations and comments OMB Watch has submitted to the administration thus far.

• Responding to President Obama’s pledge to write a new regulatory executive order, OMB Watch recommended sweeping changes to the rulemaking process. (Feb. 18, 2009) Read the recommendations... [1]
• OMB Watch submitted comments to the White House recommending ways to improve implementation of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the law that governs federal information collection, dissemination, and management issues. (Dec. 26, 2009) Read the comments... [2]
• In comments submitted to the White House, OMB Watch called on the Obama administration to ensure the integrity of science in federal agencies. (May 13, 2009) Read the comments… [3]
• A group of experts, convened by OMB Watch, submitted to the Obama Transition Team recommendations outlining a comprehensive vision for the federal regulatory process. (November 2008) Read the recommendations... [4]
• OMB Watch submitted to the Food and Drug Administration ideas for increasing transparency at the agency. (Aug. 7, 2009) Read the comments… [5]
• OMB Watch participated in the White House’s Open Government Initiative by calling on the administration to expand opportunities for online participation in rulemaking, or e-rulemaking. (July 2, 2009) Read the comments… [6]
• OMB Watch continues to monitor and participate in the Obama administration's efforts to repeal midnight regulations [7] written by the Bush administration.