Marc Holzer and Prajapati Trivedi

Submitted by on Mon, 02/05/2024 - 16:36

Dr. Marc Holzer was designated dean emeritus upon retiring from Rutgers University effective November 2017. Dr. Holzer is the founding dean of the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers University–Newark, where he served as such from 2006 to 2016. He joined the Rutgers University-Newark faculty in 1989 and was appointed Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Administration in 2006.

 

 

Sixteen Habits of Highly Effective Governments (Part One)

Submitted by on Mon, 02/05/2024 - 16:12

All experts agree that the competitive and comparative advantage of a nation is directly proportional to the effectiveness of its government. An effective government is understood as a government that “delivers” what it “promises” in foundational documents, legislation, regulations and political forums.  Gone are the days when the competitive and comparative advantage of nations was primarily determined by resource endowments of nation states.

Weekly Roundup: January 29-February 2, 2024

Submitted by on Fri, 02/02/2024 - 21:37

New cloud category sinks FITARA scores, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Federal agency scores plummeted on the 17th Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard. The reason for the drop in grades: Continued struggles to implement best practices for moving workloads and services to the cloud. But oversight leaders say the decrease in grades is not only expected, but not indicative of the progress agencies have made over the last decade.

Mark Febrizio

Submitted by on Fri, 02/02/2024 - 16:56
Mark Febrizio is a senior policy analyst at the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center. His research interests include empirical economic analysis, analyzing the economic effects of regulation, retrospective review of existing rules, and regulatory process reform. Prior to joining the Center, Mark was an MA Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where he collaborated with scholars from the Program for Economic Research on Regulation on charts, working papers, and data analysis. Mark holds a master’s degree in economics from George Mason University.

Discussing Applications of Generative AI to Rule Development and Evaluation

Submitted by on Fri, 02/02/2024 - 16:07

On November 16, 2023, the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center and the IBM Center for the Business of Government co-hosted an event, Building on Regulatory Foundations and Bridging to the Future, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Executive Order 12866 and 20th anniversary of Circular A-4.

Leveraging Inspectors General to Make Evidence-Based Decisions

Submitted by on Thu, 02/01/2024 - 19:38

The fundamental duties of executives across the federal government are to make informed and timely decisions, and to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of federal programs. Although artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics receive much fanfare as emerging tools to facilitate effective and evidence-based decisions, an arguably more innovative and meaningful development in this area is taking place in an older and more traditional part of the federal government—the Office of Inspector General (OIG) community.

Ken Lish, Audit Director, National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General

Submitted by on Thu, 02/01/2024 - 17:44
Ken Lish is an Audit Director at the National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General in Alexandria, VA. Ken is responsible for overseeing NSF’s programs, operations, and $35 billion grant portfolio.

Sarah Hay

Submitted by on Thu, 02/01/2024 - 16:09

Sarah Hay is a policy analyst at the GW Regulatory Studies Center. Her research interests include public participation and equity in the regulatory process and systems of government. She is also studying the Congressional Review Act.

Prior to joining the Center, Sarah worked at GW’s Division of Development & Alumni Relations. In her spare time, she is pursuing her MPP at GW.

Susan Dudley

Submitted by on Wed, 01/31/2024 - 14:15

Susan Dudley is founder and former director of the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center and distinguished professor of practice in the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration.

The role of technology in public participation in the regulatory process.

Submitted by on Wed, 01/31/2024 - 14:07

In our blog post last week, we provided highlights of our roundtable, “Building on Regulatory Foundations and Bridging to the Future.” In this blog, we would like to review one of the breakout discussions, which explored the role of technology—particularly artificial intelligence (AI)—in public participation in the regulatory process.

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