The Obama Administration is already changing the regulatory playing field. According to the blog ScienceInsider (Science / AAAS), "Cass Sunstein, the Obama Administration's choice to head a powerful White House office overseeing all federal regulations, hasn't been confirmed yet, but he's already making his presence felt. His fingerprints are all over two recent presidential directives that lay the groundwork for the most far-reaching revision of regulatory policy in 15 years."
One directive orders the OMB to create new guidelines for regulatory review. The other document is an Executive Order abolishing a couple of Bush Administration Executive Orders that were seen as extending White House political control into regulatory decisions. (more...)
Link -- http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/02/obama-out-of-th.html
Monday, February 9, 2009
Different ballgame for federal regulations
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