Reform | Testimony & Comments

Accountability at FEMA: Is Quality Job #1?

Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs
Maurice P. McTigue | Oct 20, 2011
Maurice McTigue testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs on ways FEMA can become more effective and efficient in reacting to disasters.

Transparency Through Technology: Evaluating Federal Open Government Efforts

Testimony Before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and Procurement Reform
Jerry Brito | Mar 09, 2011
Jerry Brito testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and Procurement Reform on open government and government transparency through technology.

Public Interest Comment on the Draft 2010 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and Tribal Entities

Richard Williams, Jerry Ellig, John Morrall | Jul 06, 2010
As always, OMB has produced a very thorough report based on the instructions provided in the Regulatory-Right-to Know Act. Nevertheless, it is time to re-examine this report to see if it can be made…

Kentucky’s Open Door

Jerry Brito | Nov 12, 2008
Earlier this year, Gov. Steve Beshear appointed an E-Transparency Task Force to develop and implement a one-stop shop on the internet to allow citizens to easily access information about the…

In the Red: Addressing the Nation's Financial Challenges

Maurice P. McTigue | Jun 26, 2008
In his testimony before Congress, Maurice McTigue proposed five specific items that Congress could work on right now to improve the nation's fiscal…

Executive Pay and the Role of Compensation Consultants

Houman Shadab | Dec 05, 2007
Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Houman B. Shadab delivered this testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Shadab discusses the academic law and economic literature…

Transparency and Accountability in Louisiana

Maurice P. McTigue | Nov 28, 2007

Summary

Mr. McTigue's analysis of Louisiana indicates that some very important accountability measures are already in place, but the application of these measures is uneven or the documents are obscure or almost impossible to find. Procedures for…

Small Business Administration: Is the 7(a) Program Achieving Measurable Outcomes?

Veronique de Rugy | Nov 01, 2007
There are no significant failure of the private sector to allocate loans efficiently. The literature that does refer to a market failure is grounded in old research that doesn't take into account the…

Autopilot Budgeting: Will Congress Ever Respond to Government Performance Data?

Eileen Norcross | Jun 13, 2006
This is testimony given by Eileen Norcross on June 13, 2006, before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. According to the Office of Management…

Written Testimony on Orphan Works Submitted to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet…

Jerry Brito | Mar 22, 2006
The Copyright Office has submitted a report to Congress outlining the extent of the orphan works problem and recommending a legislative solution. Orphan works are creative works the authors of…