- The Administration for Children and Families, a division under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has undertaken a significant cleanup of its regulatory framework.
- A total of 36,000 pages of outdated guidance documents, referred to as ‘Regulatory Dark Matter,’ have been eliminated from the Office of Child Welfare.
- This overhaul aims to clear up confusion and improve the efficiency of child welfare services, particularly focusing on the Head Start school readiness program and foster care grant recipients.
- The initiative seeks to streamline operations and ensure that guidance provided to programs and recipients is current and more easily understandable.
- This action is part of a broader effort to modernize and enhance the effectiveness of public administration within the child welfare sector.
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hhs-wipes-out-36000-pages-regulatory-dark-matter-sweeping-child-welfare-office-purge)
