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Conference passes eRulemaking Recommendation at 54th Plenary

Submitted by Megan Kindelan on June 16, 2011 - 3:44 pm EDT

The full Conference of the Administrative Conference of the United States today passed an eRulemaking Recommendation with amendments. Among other issues, the recommendation, "...

Follow the ACUS Proposed Recommendation Outcomes on June 16-17

Submitted by Megan Kindelan on June 14, 2011 - 4:49 pm EDT

On June 16 and 17, the Administrative Conference of the United States will host its 54th Plenary Session.

At our plenary session in December, the Conference was just getting restarted. The Conference voted on one...

Proposed Recommendation regarding Government Contractor Ethics to be discussed at Plenary Session

Submitted by Megan Kindelan on June 14, 2011 - 3:53 pm EDT

More and more of the federal government's work is now being done by federal contractors, rather than by federal employees, but contractors' employees are subject to much less ethics regulation than government employees. This recommendation suggests that the FAR Council (which oversees the...

E-Rulemaking among proposed recommendations to be discussed at 54th Plenary Session: June 16-17

Submitted by Megan Kindelan on June 13, 2011 - 8:40 am EDT

Today, both the notice and the comments in a rulemaking proceeding may be electronic. This recommendation provides guidance to agencies on a variety of legal issues that arise from the advent of e-Rulemaking, such as how agencies may use software to determine that submitted comments are...