Q5. Can we use Google Alerts, RSS feeds, or regulatory newsletters instead of Carver?

These tools can supplement a monitoring system but cannot replace it. Three structural limitations: First, volume—raw feeds produce thousands of unfiltered alerts, creating triage fatigue and masking critical updates in noise. Second, no analysis—raw regulatory text requires significant manual interpretation before it can inform decisions. Third, no predictive signal—newsletters and feeds capture final rules, not consultation papers, enforcement trends, or early legislative signals. The team time saved by Carver (typically 10–15 hours per week) generally exceeds its cost several times over.