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The Federal Data ForumĀ 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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The Federal Data Forum is run by the Population Reference Bureau with support from the Massive Data Institute at Georgetown University and donations from members like you.

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  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    During this webinar, APDU will: Share the story behind why APDU created the Guiding Principles. Review each principle and why it matters. Explore how these principles can guide your work and strengthen the public's trust in data. Gabriel Rhoads, ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, suggests it's time to designate statistical agencies as essential workers in the latest episode of the Pacific Coast Business Times Civil Dialogues podcast. She notes that keeping data collection ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    Hello all. There's a new and important opportunity to provide your feedback about statistical data, analysis, and research produced by the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS), the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), and the Office of the ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    You've probably heard that the Bureau has dramatically scaled back the 2026 Test - under the direction of the administration. They're basically knee-capping the Bureau's ability to improve their processes, test innovations that will save money and increase ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    The SSRS survey is closing this weekend on impact of changes to federal statistical data - Please respond if you haven't already If you rely on federal statistical data in your work-from Census data to BLS employment figures to NCHS health statistics-SSRS ...

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