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White House tells agencies to look abroad when reviewing regulations

Under the May 1 executive order, agencies are required to submit a regulatory plan that summarizes the "international regulatory cooperation activities that are reasonably anticipated to lead to significant regulations."

Agencies plan for governmentwide FOIA portal

Three federal agencies are creating a common web portal for Freedom of Information Act requests with the intention of launching it in fall 2012. The $1.3 million portal, being built mostly with funds

Transparency groups demand more from National Action Plan for open government

A coalition of transparency groups published Dec. 1 a report (.pdf) suggesting improvements to and methods for implementing Obama administration-led transparency efforts. The OpenTheGovernment.org

OMB Watch pines for the OIRA that could be

A new report from independent watchdog OMB Watch criticizes the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for not following its own dictates of openness and transparency. OIRA, located

SPOTLIGHT: Regulations.gov needs improvements--ideas welcome

The Obama administration has launched a first--a website to talk about another website, and how to improve it. The new website, Regulations.gov/exchange , seeks ideas for improving Regulations.gov.