The report cites areas where better analysis would “meaningfully improve government decision making” including wildfires and extreme weather. Image: Tad Denson/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffThe Biden administration has released the first of what it said will be annual reports under its “Frontiers of Benefit-Cost Analysis” initiative, an effort “to improve policymaking by catalyzing collaboration between the federal government and the research community.”
“By strengthening the exchange of knowledge between federal analysts and the research community, we can create better analytical tools, better understand and eliminate gaps in analysis, and, as a result, improve policymaking and returns to the American people. The report identifies specific areas where further research could significantly benefit government decision making by helping agencies improve analysis of the effects of their actions,” says a posting by OMB.
The report cites areas where better analysis would “meaningfully improve government decision making” including wildfires and extreme weather; the effects of public benefit programs; evaluation of non-fatal health effects; the effects on ecosystem services; and the value of information and transparency.
Regarding wildfires, for example, it says that agencies “need to know whether a specific action they might take will actually cause a reduction in wildfire risk . . . With additional information and analytical tools, agencies can better understand how incurring some costs up front might lead to cost savings or health improvements down the line, and also help to identify where government action can be most effective.”
And regarding information and technology, it says that agencies have “expressed interest in better understanding the effects of artificial intelligence on society—a rapidly growing research area that has the potential to substantially affect agency decision making in coming years.”
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