'Data Quality' Law Is Nemesis Of Regulation (washingtonpost.com)

'Data Quality' Law Is Nemesis Of Regulation (washingtonpost.com):

"The Data Quality Act -- written by an industry lobbyist and slipped into a giant appropriations bill in 2000 without congressional discussion or debate -- is just two sentences directing the OMB to ensure that all information disseminated by the federal government is reliable. But the Bush administration's interpretation of those two sentences could tip the balance in regulatory disputes that weigh the interests of consumers and businesses."

This is the second in a series of three articles in the Washington Post on regulation by the Bush Administration. This article suggests how concern for "the quality of information" has been perverted by political forces to reduce governmental regulation of environmental and health hazards.