In the 30 years since the last revision of the PRA, it has arguably failed to reduce burden (indeed, burden has increased in that time!). The PRA’s failure in turn threatens the success of the government initiatives subjected to the process.
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Paperwork Reduction Act
Dean Shapiro: Two Key Steps to Get Rid of the Sludge
Stuart Shapiro argues that there are two related steps that the administration could take to target sludge across the government. The first would be to reinvigorate and then use the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), and the second (which may be necessary to modernize the statute) would entail building a coalition against sludge that crosses ideological lines.
Inside, Outside, & In Between: Leading In Government
This week on EJB Talks, Bloustein School Young Alumni honoree and Advisory Board Member Sara Meyers MPP ’09 shares her unconventional path into public policy, beginning with a background in music and German before being inspired by political events to pursue change from within government.
Stuart Shapiro on RegBlog: Improving How Agencies Collect Information
The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) was passed in 1980 and reauthorized in 1986 and 1995. Its history has been inextricably linked with the history of regulatory review and presidential oversight of agency decisions. However, the intent of those who passed it was for it...