The American Action Forum (AAF) released a report [external link] on regulatory reform with
the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) leading the pack. DOT is #1 in terms of the total
number of deregulatory actions taken by any department, a total of 110 deregulatory actions and
30 regulatory.
Based on the Spring Agenda of (de)regulatory actions, compiled by the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), the report found that DOT is #3 in terms of cost savings. Cost
savings at DOT are anticipated to rise as we move through the President’s term. DOT in fact
far exceeded its proposed budget of $35 million in savings-- with a year-to-date net savings of
$166 million.
The AAF’s report puts the deregulatory-to-regulatory ratio across the government at 3.75 to
1, with the Administration having placed the federal government on course to double the cost
savings that were projected for this fiscal year.
DOT is again at the forefront, with a ratio of 3.66 to 1, well ahead of the President’s ‘2 for 1’
deregulatory executive order.
Find the full report here