What is the great hidden cost of doing business and carrying on the government? Poor communication. And the numbers are staggering. Anyone who needs proof can find it in the just-published second ...

Write short sentences. Avoid jargon. Use short, simple words. Those are some of the writing tips offered from a new federal Web page offering guidance to agencies on how to comply with the new Plain ...

One of the many, many things happening in the news these days is a resurgence of the conversation around access to published research. On Aug. 25, the White House Office of Science and Technology ...

Government agencies that implement plain language in the design of digital content and products can improve user experience, accessibility and inclusion, which speakers underlined at the Digital.gov ...

Several federal agencies were commended on Wednesday for publishing official government literature in “clear and concise language.” Three federal agencies won high honors at the 2013 ClearMark awards ...

In an earlier post, I wrote about the ambiguity that inheres in the use of the word “shall”. In researching the topic, I discovered that last fall, President Barack Obama signed the “Plain Writing Act ...