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The Federal Data Forum is a place to share messages, materials, and announcements related to the U.S. federal statistical system and federal data products.

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  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    Greetings: I hope you'll be interested in this new paper from Nick Bloom, Mike Strain, Duncan Hobbs and me: https://www.nber.org/papers/w35135 Abstract: On August 1, 2025, President Trump fired the head of the U.S. Bureau ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    Yesterday, SSRS released our EMERGE Initiative report, sharing findings from a survey of 521 federal data users on the impact that the disruptions in the federal statistical system have had on public data users. Click here to read about it and download ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    My name is Marta, and I work with the Metropolitan Planning Organization, where I focus on GIS, data analysis, and supporting our partner parishes with data-driven decision-making. A big part of my work involves using data from the American Community ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    Cheers! I'm the Associate Chief Research Information Officer -- Research Data Governance at the University of Illinois Chicago Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research. I also hold an academic appointment as the Data Librarian and a Professor in the ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    @Denice Ross and Christopher Marcum -both former senior White House data officials-just released the Federal Data Field Guide , a free 50-page reference that maps the federal data ecosystem: eight data types, real-world examples, legal context, ...

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