One of the many requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act is that all federal agencies must remove references to and reliance on credit ratings from their regulations and replace them with alternative methods for evaluating creditworthiness. 

On April 13, 2012, the US Department of the Treasury released new cost estimates for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Looking principally at actual and projected contractual cash flows, the document concludes that: "Overall, the government is now expected to at least break even on its financial stability programs and may realize a positive return." 

It’s depressing to watch, but it is missing the point that the Volcker rule would not have prevented the loss and is probably unworkable.

The Regulatory Accountability Act is an effort to channel the discretion and improve the performance of the modern administrative state.

This paper compares the uses of analysis, especially evaluations, at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

In recent years, the European Union has set up numerous agencies to deal with subjects such as environmental protection, health and safety at work, food safety, and aviation safety. These agencies play a growing role in the EU regulatory framework, but they suffer from various shortcomings such as insufficient...

Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, will present an overview of federal agencies' plans, which outline initiatives aimed at eliminating tens of millions of hours in reporting burdens and billions of dollars in regulatory costs.