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 ...

Have you ever gotten an email and you don't have the faintest idea what the writer wants you to do? Well now there's a place for that email to go. You can enter it in the Center for Plain Language’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ola M. Tucker discusses the importance of clear, plain-language compliance writing as a risk-management tool, particularly as ...

Due to these remarkable features, Textbuddy is a game-changer for writers who want to improve their writing skills in understandable and plain language. Users paste their text into the editor or write ...

Federal regulations are notoriously hard to understand, but this week a government agency took yet another step in simplifying complex language. OMB Workforce Management Federal regulations can be a ...

On Tuesday, the non-profit Center for Plain Language released its third annual report card for federal government agencies. Those who are following the spirit and letter of the Plain Writing Act—a ...

Here's a funny story relayed by Internal Revenue Service call center agents: Taxpayers sometimes call in to complain they have mistakenly received letters intended for someone named "Levy." The ...