Accountability and Transparency Reform at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
PURPOSE:
- To examine the role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in ensuring regulatory transparency and accountability.
BACKGROUND:
- Created by the Paperwork Reduction of 1980, OIRA is housed within the Office of Management and Budget and is responsible for overseeing federal regulatory, paperwork, and information resource management activities.
- In 1993, President Clinton issued Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 establishing regulatory responsibilities for OIRA and regulating agencies when proposing a regulation. President Obama reaffirmed these principles and requirements in 2011 via E.0.13563.
Witnesses and testimonies
Name | Title | Organization | Panel | Document |
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Michelle Sager | Director, Strategic Issues | Government Accountability Office | Document | |
Richard Williams | Vice President of Policy Research, Director of Regulatory Studies Program | Mercatus Center, George Mason University | Document | |
Sam Batkins | Director of Regulatory Policy | American Action Forum | Document | |
Howard Shelanski | Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs | Office of Management and Budget | Document |