“Good Government” Laws: A Primer
The “good government” laws were enacted over the past forty years to give OMB and its predecessors and the public mechanisms to “regulate the regulators”
The “good government” laws include:
— Data Quality Act
— Paperwork Reduction Act
— Executive Order 12866-OMB Regulatory Review
— Regulatory Flexibility Act
— Congressional Review Act
An oral history of these laws is provided in a CRE documentary to the National Archives ..
A compilation of key documents leading to the development of these laws are on the website managed by CRE–TheOMB.US .
Views concerning the downsides of the “good government” laws can be accessed here
View this site for a series of articles on the evolution of regulatory review in OMB.
OCIIO has the statutory obligation to comply with aforementioned laws and should take immediate action to adopt the appropriate internal procedures to ensure compliance with each of the said laws.