This project surveys regulatory agencies’ investigative procedures and recommend best practices to promote accuracy, efficiency, and fairness in agency investigations of specific regulated…

This project will consist of a large-scale study of agency rules of practice and procedure. Among other topics, it will identify sources and definitions of procedural rules and subjects commonly…

ACUS has long recommended that agencies employ statistical and nonstatistical techniques to evaluate the quality, timeliness, fairness, and efficiency of their adjudications, particularly in…

Members of Congress have introduced bills designed to amend or overhaul aspects of federal administrative procedure. Given the significance of these proposed reforms and the number of bills…

Federal agencies are required to consult with state and local governments when they develop regulatory policies that have “federalism implications” and with tribal governments when they develop…

The Council of Independent Regulatory Agencies (CIRA) provides a unique forum for officials at independent regulatory agencies to exchange information, hear the perspectives of outside experts,…

The Council on Federal Agency Adjudication provides a forum for the heads of agency adjudication programs to exchange information—about procedural innovations, best management practices, and other…

This project will examine the different processes and procedures employed by federal agencies that administer government benefit programs for effectuating an award of benefits; that is, the…

The Federal Administrative Procedure Sourcebook is an annotated compilation of the key legal sources—including the Administrative Procedure Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the…

Many federal laws include provisions that require partnerships between federal agencies and state, local, tribal, and territorial governments (SLTGs). Agencies have continued to expand upon these…