Center for Plain Language

Jets line up on the tarmac at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Flights at Dallas' two major airports were temporarily halted after air traffic controllers were forced to evacuate a building because of smoke, and the resulting flight delays are expected to continue for hours. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

FAA whistleblower claims managers in Jacksonville are creating dangerous situation

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel is reporting air traffic controllers in Jacksonville are not complying with the proper procedures,…

Federal Newscast

Plain language report card aims to free agencies ‘bogged down by bureaucratic gibberish’

Management

No ‘As’ for effort this year, all agencies clear plain language hurdles

Management

DHS ‘aces’ plain writing report; State, Interior score ‘incompletes’

Management

Speaking plain English still a challenge for some agencies

Management

Tips, techniques to write in plain language

Defense

In Depth interviews – July 20

One year after Plain Language Act, agencies still have ‘long way to go’

IRS nabs honors for clear writing in documents

Jodi Patterson of the IRS Office of Taxpayer Correspondence explains how the agency weathered its way through the first several months of the Plain Writing…

Plain writing award open for 2011

Sure, Johnny Fed can read, but if it\’s not written clearly, there\’s room for misunderstanding. The Center for Plain Language\’s Dr. Annetta Cheek, tells…

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