Why U.S. data forms are adding new race and ethnicity options Amanda Sahar d’Urso - April 5, 2024 Many Americans welcome the shift in how the government tallies people of Hispanic/Latino and MENA descent.
How the U.S. census ignores Afro-Latinos Michelle Bueno Vásquez - June 2, 2022 Afro-Latinos are the most vulnerable to discrimination, but their official invisibility makes them harder to serve
Biden says that the infrastructure bill shows the presidency can deliver for ‘all Americans’ John A. Dearborn - November 28, 2021 There’s a history behind that vision
Why the Pentagon can’t fully account for all its assets — in Afghanistan or anywhere else Christian I. Bale - September 22, 2021 Incomplete audits make wasteful spending more likely
Is your town urban or rural? A lot of money rides on the government’s answer — which may soon change. Zoe Nemerever and Melissa Rogers - April 19, 2021 The Trump administration proposed expanding what is defined as ‘rural’
Did the Boulder shooting count as White male violence? Depends on how you define White. Amanda Sahar d’Urso - April 7, 2021 Here’s the history behind why U.S. law classifies people from the Middle East as White.
Some Trump officials are ‘burrowing’ into government jobs. What does that mean, exactly? David C. Nixon - January 5, 2021 What’s more, Trump is trying to strip away civil service protections from more government jobs.
Biden’s transition teams mix centrists and progressives. But keep an eye on this obscure White House office. Elizabeth Popp Berman - November 20, 2020 OIRA is the most important office you’ve never heard of
The U.S. finally released military aid to Lebanon. Here’s what it will — and won’t — achieve. Zachary Karabatak - December 8, 2019 Don’t expect direct influence over Hezbollah
Here’s how federal agencies can write more effective regulations — and win regulatory battles in court Jerry Ellig and Catherine Konieczny - June 17, 2019 Where do agencies put their economists? The answer matters.
Democracy is in crisis in Latin America. Brazil may be the next trouble spot. Scott Mainwaring and Luis Schenoni - October 22, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79199" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man yells after listening to
The Trump administration might be deregulating more than you know (or could know) Susan Yackee and Simon Haeder - August 24, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77075" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A coal-fired power plant in Glenrock,
Last week’s IG report about the FBI made a big splash. Here’s what you need to know about inspectors general. Nadia Hilliard - June 18, 2018 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Part of the Department of Justice
The Constitution requires a census and State of the Union. Steve Ballmer wants to bring them up to date. Henry Farrell - May 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_61719" align="aligncenter" width="792"] Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer
This simple technological fix helped veterans get health benefits Henry Farrell - February 22, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69529" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] The U.S. Digital Service team. (courtesy
Will Republicans be able to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? Mallory SoRelle - February 13, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/the-battle-for-control-of-the-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/2017/11/27/acefba7e-d39f-11e7-9ad9-ca0619edfa05_video.html Since November, the Trump administration has taken steps to
There’s a big problem with how the census measures race Richard Alba - February 6, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68907" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Activists hold signs during a news
Trump set a record for White House staff turnover in the first year Kathryn Tenpas - January 16, 2018 Every new president loses top staff during the administration’s first
It’s the Game of Vacancies at the CFPB. Watch out for the bureaucratic duel of conflicting statutes. Andrew Rudalevige - November 29, 2017 It’s not exactly “Game of Thrones” — federal budget procedures
How U.S. government statistics work, explained by the country’s Chief Statistician Henry Farrell - August 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61857" align="alignleft" width="800"] U.S. employment statistics 2009-2017. (Ben Moore/Wikimedia,
Steve Ballmer has a big idea: to be a partisan for the facts Henry Farrell - August 4, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61719" align="alignleft" width="396"] Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer
The Trump administration detests the Congressional Budget Office. Here’s why it’s important. Philip Joyce - June 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59853" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Health and Human Services Secretary Tom
Trump may have the ‘most executive orders’ since Truman. But what did they accomplish? Andrew Rudalevige - April 28, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57345" align="alignleft" width="1024"] In a 1979 internal memo, OMB
Trump wants to reorganize the executive branch. Good luck with that. Andrew Rudalevige - March 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55439" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump talks before signing an
This is why the Congressional Budget Office will likely survive Republican attacks Sarah Binder - March 15, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55381" align="aligncenter" width="960"] U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks
Should Congress have to approve every federal regulation? A debate. Andrew Rudalevige and Kevin Kosar - February 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53501" align="aligncenter" width="960"] House Speaker Paul D. Ryan and
Most of Trump’s executive orders aren’t actually executive orders. Here’s why that matters. Andrew Rudalevige - January 30, 2017 The flood of executive directives flowing from the White House —
This is what will make it harder for Congress to pass a budget this fall Russell Mills, Nicole Kalaf-Hughes, and Jason MacDonald - August 18, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28620" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Joseph Toscano)[/caption] When August comes to
Measurement and management: The VA scandal Andrew Rudalevige - May 30, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11152" align="alignleft" width="300" special=""] The VA scandal shows good
Why does government fail so often? John Sides - May 29, 2014 Peter Schuck is an emeritus professor at Yale Law School
The Synergy of Practice and Theory: Niskanen’s Contribution to the Study of Bureaucracy Joshua Tucker - June 20, 2013 Continuing our collaboration with the APSA Political Economy newsletter, today we present
How Much Discretion does Obama Have Over Sequester Cuts? Nolan McCarty - February 21, 2013 As we approach the increasingly likely sequestration cuts, a debate
What Will-kie Mitt Do? Andrew Rudalevige - November 8, 2012 It's two days after the election, and thus time for
Ben Heineman Remembered Andrew Rudalevige - August 10, 2012 Ben Heineman, presidential troubleshooter and Lyndon Johnson confidant, has died at the age
Many a Slip ‘Twixt Cup and Lip Andrew Rudalevige - May 3, 2012 A couple of today's headlines remind us that we need
We Can’t Wait (Except When We Can) Andrew Rudalevige - April 23, 2012 This weekend, former Nixon staffer Charles Colson died at the
Ash(es) to Ashes: Reorganizing the Executive Branch Andrew Rudalevige - January 13, 2012 Roy Ash, an important figure in the "battles of the
The President Needs Help: Happy Birthday, Brownlow Report! Andrew Rudalevige - January 10, 2012 Yes, I know today is devoted to New Hampshire (live
Why OMB is not quite the White House (and why we might care) Andrew Rudalevige - October 4, 2011 Today's New York Times' story about Solyndra centers on presidential
Agenda Setting & the Budget Message: The Back Story Andrew Rudalevige - February 2, 2010 Barack Obama's budget for fiscal year 2011 was released yesterday,
State of the Union, 1951 Andrew Rudalevige - February 1, 2010 In the course of going through some archival notes on
Do career bureaucrats outperform political appointees? You betcha - December 4, 2008 Shankar Vedantam, in his Washington Post "Department of Human Behavior"