Author: Caitlin Styrsky
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Federal Register tops 70,000 pages for 2020
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. This journal is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. From Nov. 2 to Nov. 6, the Federal Register grew by 2,104 pages for a year-to-date total of 71,222 pages. Over the same period in 2019…
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OIRA reviewed 53 significant rules in October
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed a total of 53 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies in October 2020. The agency approved two rules without changes and approved the intent of 48 rules while recommending changes to their content. Agencies withdrew two rules from the review process. One rule…
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Union sues to block Trump executive order reclassifying civil service employees
The National Treasury Employee’s Union (NTEU) on October 26 filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that aims to block the implementation of President Donald Trump’s (R) Executive Order 13957. The order, issued on October 21, reclassifies federal civil service employees in the competitive service who serve in policy-related roles as members of the the excepted…
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Federal Register weekly update: Three new significant rules published
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. From October 26 to October 30, the Federal Register grew by 1,488 pages for a year-to-date total of 69,118 pages. Over the same…
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Trump executive order aimed at increasing agency control of policy-related employees
President Donald Trump (R) on October 21 issued an executive order, “Executive Order on Creating Schedule F in The Excepted Service,” that directs agencies to reclassify federal civil service employees in the competitive service who serve in policy-related roles as members of the excepted service. Supporters of the order claim that the change will increase…
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Federal Register weekly update: 1,430 pages added
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. From October 19 to October 23, the Federal Register grew by 1,430 pages for a year-to-date total of 67,630 pages. Over the same…
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Office of Personnel Management implements Trump administration order regarding poor-performing federal employees
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Friday issued final rules that revise federal agency methods for addressing poor-performing employees in the civil service. The rules implement President Donald Trump’s (R) Executive Order 13839, which aims to streamline the discipline and dismissal processes for poor-performing federal employees. The regulations implement the following changes to agency…
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Federal Register weekly update: 2020 page total tops 66,000 pages
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. From October 12 to October 16, the Federal Register grew by 1,826 pages for a year-to-date total of 66,200 pages. Over the same…
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Nondelegation doctrine resurfaces in challenge to Michigan coronavirus orders
The Michigan Supreme Court on October 2 revived the nondelegation doctrine in an opinion holding in part that Michigan’s Emergency Powers of the Governor Act (EPGA) unconstitutionally delegates legislative power to the executive branch. Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) claimed that the declared states of emergency and disaster in response to the coronavirus pandemic authorized her…
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Federal Register weekly update: Highest weekly document total since June
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. From October 5 to October 9, the Federal Register grew by 1,836 pages for a year-to-date total of 64,374 pages. Over the same period in 2019 and…