A goal we should all share: A 21st century FCC
[Commentary] Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has taken some steps to open his agency’s processes to the public. However, only Congress can make permanent these reforms and others to ensure that the FCC is the kind of accountable federal agency that taxpayers deserve.
To that end, the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Wednesday 16th Nov will examine a bill we recently introduced, the FCC Process Reform Act, that would put good government reforms into law for the current FCC -- and for all those to come in the future. Taking a page from the President’s Executive Order, the bill would require cost-benefit analyses for economically significant rules, where increased scrutiny is most warranted. And drawing on recommendations from the Government Accountability Office, the bill would only require performance measures for those programs where the FCC collects and spends $100 million or more of federal funds. The legislation is the result of an open, transparent, and accountable process. We have held two hearings on FCC process reform and substantially refined our legislation as a result of the testimony we received. We have listened to stakeholders and reached across the aisle to understand the views of all involved.
A goal we should all share: A 21st century FCC