Image: OneLineStock.com/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffSen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., has introduced a bill (S-4577) to update the 2010 Plain Writing Act to expand the types of information agencies must publish publicly in plain writing.
The bill “creates a broad definition of covered content to ensure nearly all information, guidance, instructions, and other material public information are drafted in plain writing” and “requires new data reporting requirements to ensure information published by federal agencies improves taxpayers’ experience when they are interacting with the government,” said a statement by Peters, chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
The bill also requires that all new and existing agency websites meet covered content requirements within one year and “makes clear that Congress and the Office of Management and Budget will increase public accountability to ensure agencies create documents, forms, webpages, and other materials that are plainly written,” the statement said.
House Endorses 4.6 Percent Federal Employee Raise; Accepts Pay Add-on for Some
Federal Retirement COLA Count Hits 9 Percent
House Acts to Bar a Future Schedule F, Advances Other Workplace Provisions
‘Best Places to Work’ Rankings Have Familiar Look, but Many Scores Slip
White House Opposes Bid to Give ‘Inflation Bonus Pay’ to Some Federal Employees
Beneficiary Designations Still Valid Even if Not in New System, Says TSP
GAO Review Sought of TSP Customer Service Problems
Lawsuit over OPM Database Breaches Advances; $63M Settlement Fund
See also,
House Republicans Revive Retirement Benefit-Cutting Proposals
Installments vs. Annuity: Using Your TSP for Regular Income
Retiring from a Federal Job – Getting Started
Retiring from a Federal Job: Make Sure Your Agency Gets it Right
Nine Hours on Hold: Pressure Builds on TSP to Improve Customer Service
