How Academics Can Bust Administrative Burdens
On October 30th, IGP Faculty Advisory Board Member and Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs, Alex Hertel-Fernandez, participated in a webinar hosted by The Scholars Strategy Network and Washington Center for Equitable Growth on how academics can write comments to the federal government to reduce administrative burdens.
The webinar featured Sam Berger, Associate Administrator at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Kyle Gardiner, Policy Analyst at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Jordan Kyle, Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and Miranda Yaver, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Wheaton College.
The webinar discussed how academics have an important role to play in the new initiative announced by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that aims to tackle administrative burdens by reviewing individual government forms and processes. Each year, millions of individuals, families, and small businesses eligible for public benefits or services fail to receive the support to which they’re entitled as a result of administrative burdens – the time, stress, and resources it takes to complete required applications and processes.
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