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  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    Two provisions in the House Appropriations subcommittee's FY2027 CJS bill are worth flagging for this community. 1) The new funding bill would bar the Census Bureau from including undocumented immigrants in apportionment counts-a direct ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    Demystifying Data Privacy: Understanding the "Routine Use" Exception May 4, 2026 The "routine use" exception in the Privacy Act allows agencies to create new reasons why they can share your data with other entities, so long as the reason is ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    Thank you for drafting and sharing. I signed! ------------------------------ Beth Jarosz ------------------------------

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    Greetings Fed Data Forum folks, At the public data project meeting at Harvard Law Library in February, I brought up the idea of a manifesto/call to action. Over the last couple of months culminating with the Internet Archive's Information Stewardship ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    I wanted to share a new tool I've built for exploring changes in the U.S. native‑born and foreign‑born populations using the American Community Survey (ACS) 1‑year estimates from 2005–2024. The app lets users view nativity trends for the nation, all ...