ELECTRONIC RULEMAKING IN THE NEW AGE OF OPENNESS: PROPOSING A VOLUNTARY TWO-TIER REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR REGULATIONS.GOV

On his first day in office, Pres Barack Obama issued a document that promised to usher in a new age of openness by fundamentally transforming the way government operates. Dubbed the "Open Government Memorandum," this document outlined the Obama Administration's plans to enhance govern...

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Published in:Administrative law review 2010-10, Vol.62 (4), p.1261-1285
Main Author: Jones, Gregory D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access control
Administrative agencies
Administrative law
COMMENTS
Electronic government
Electronic records
Ethical codes
Federal government
Freedom of information
Government
Government agencies
Government initiatives
Government regulation
Interest groups
Internet
Laws, regulations and rules
Lobbying
Policy making
Political interest groups
Public administration
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Summary:On his first day in office, Pres Barack Obama issued a document that promised to usher in a new age of openness by fundamentally transforming the way government operates. Dubbed the "Open Government Memorandum," this document outlined the Obama Administration's plans to enhance government transparency, increase public participation, and spur collaboration between citizens and lawmakers by cultivating advances in Internet technology. Focusing on federal executive agencies, the Office of Management and Budget implemented the Open Government Initiative, a plan of action requiring the agencies to meet specific openness-related goals within preset deadlines and establishing a "presumption of openness" that governs agencies' dissemination of government information. Here, Jones argues that a voluntary two-tiered registration system that acknowledges the role of interest groups in rulemaking is best suited to meet the Administration's goals for open government. He also reviews the history of e-rulemaking in the US, including the recent policies by the Obama Administration.
ISSN:0001-8368
2326-9154