Bipartisan Policy Center

Chevron deference, Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Chevron decision spreads wider and wider

The so-called Chevron decision has implications for all three branches of government.

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FILE - A child rinses a toothbrush at a shelter in San Francisco, Calif., June 18, 2019. Tap water is subject to a rash of government standards but people in many communities across the U.S. remain exposed to unhealthy drinking water. A Supreme Court decision on EPA regulation of carbon emissions from power plants this past week could make it harder to expand federal regulation in other areas. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Water water everywhere: EPA using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to make it safer to drink

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Could it be time to rethink how federal agencies conduct oversight functions?

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OMB to release initial guidance on evidenced-based policy law later this spring

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Federal electronic health records unable to reach full potential

A decade after the start of a federally-backed effort to establish electronic health records most medical establishments have them – but systems still…

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The Capitol is seen as the partial government shutdown lurches into a third week with President Donald Trump standing firm in his border wall funding demands, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. After no weekend breakthrough to end a prolonged shutdown, newly empowered House Democrats are planning to step up pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers to reopen the government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House hints at Federal Data Strategy, OPEN Govt Data Act, in open-government strategy

The Trump administration released its first — but the U.S. government’s fourth — National Action Plan for Open Government Thursday night, more than…

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Open-data law walks fine line keeping info ‘as open as possible’

The OPEN Government Data Act requires agencies to appoint a chief data officer to help them develop a comprehensive data inventory the public can access. 

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