The Paperwork Reduction Act sounds boring and tedious, but it’s actually quite fascinating: it shows how an effort to improve government can ironically become one of the biggest obstacles to government reform. That is, in the interest of reducing paperwork on the part of citizens, the Paperwork Reduction Act forces anyone in the federal government to go through an onerous (and paperwork-generating!) process before they can do anything that involves asking what citizens think—even including attempts to
Thank you for drawing up an evidence-based and thoughtful critique of the PRA. After nearly 20 years of working for or consulting for the federal government, I'm convinced that the PRA is one of the leading impediments to making government better. I'm interested in starting a community of people to coordinate efforts to advocate for reforms to or repeal of the PRA. Stuart, are you aware of any such communities?
Thank you for drawing up an evidence-based and thoughtful critique of the PRA. After nearly 20 years of working for or consulting for the federal government, I'm convinced that the PRA is one of the leading impediments to making government better. I'm interested in starting a community of people to coordinate efforts to advocate for reforms to or repeal of the PRA. Stuart, are you aware of any such communities?
Micromanagement by beaurocrats ... the bane of every worker trying to get something done!