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 ...

President Obama has ordered government workers to make it plain. The Plain Writing Act insists that written communication to the public to be clear and concise. GovLoop members discussed Obama's plain ...

I’ve long been a fan of plain text for everything from notes to general writing, but it wasn’t until recently that I found my holy grail: An app that could sync with multiple devices and handle ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has pledged to write more clearly beginning this fall. The agency published its plan Monday for meeting the requirements of the Plain Writing Act of 2010, which ...

When it comes to clear, well-written communications with the public, the Social Security Administration gets an A. The Treasury Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development get D’s ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could be statutorily required to use "plain writing" in all of its future regulations if a piece of proposed legislation has its way. The proposed bill, The ...

WASHINGTON — The federal government is rolling out a new official language of sorts: plain English. That's right: Pursuant to regulations promulgated thereunder and commencing in accordance with a ...

This is the first time ProPublica has produced a translation into plain language. We’ve increasingly seen newsrooms experiment with accessibility, including The New York Times’ Braille and audio ...