Modernizing regulatory services for the public and the federal government

Challenge: The GSA eRulemaking Program was established in 2002 to provide shared services for rulemaking as a federal-wide line of business. The public relies on Regulations.gov to review and comment on proposed regulatory and non-regulatory actions. Federal agencies rely on the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) to publish information on the proposed actions to Regulations.gov and to review and consider public comments. However, the eRulemaking Program needs significant upgrades, without which there is a risk to continuity of service. Longer term, the current services will not support the needs of agency staff who must respond to high and likely increasing volumes of public comments.

Approach: With TMF support, GSA will:

• Implement cost-effective and improved regulatory services that benefit public and federal government users while eliminating the risk of system failure
• Address near-term security vulnerabilities and risks in the current rulemaking system
• Begin a multi-year effort to transition to a modernized architecture that will better meet the needs of public and government users