Regulations and Reports Streamlined The Department of Labor's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) initiated a process last year to reduce internal agency regulations and reporting requirements. OASAM reviewed all agency regulation handbooks and reports to identify overlap and redundancy -- most rules and reports were found to be unnecessary and duplicative or conflicting with other agency requirements. OASAM developed a plan to reduce rules and reports by over 50% within 3 years. OASAM also reviewed over 100 Secretary's Orders to determine which could be cancelled. Agency personnel were also surveyed to identify reduction opportunities. To date (July 1994), 15 of the agency's 22 regulation handbooks have been eliminated or consolidated for a net reduction of 68%. 37 of 100 Secretary Orders have been cancelled. Finally, 57% of OASAM's own reports required from all DOL agencies have been eliminated. From: Coyeen Lawton Organization: Department of Labor Location: Washington, D.C. Telephone: (202) 219-4687
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