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Dear Colleagues, I write to make you aware of a new report from our FedStat Health project team that went online this morning, 2026 Midyear Update: Resources and Leadership Supporting Federal Statistics . It and our other project reports and resources ...
PRB's @Diana Elliott just published a short explainer on how administrative records were used in the 2020 Census and what's planned (or still unknown) for 2030: https://www.prb.org/news/counting-on-administrative-records/ Stakeholders "deserve transparency ...
The Federal Register notice announcing and inviting comments on the proposed change is available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/23/2026-14937/removal-of-reporting-requirements Comments are due by August 24, 2026. SUMMARY: ...
Of possible interest to this group (from NPR): "Federal civil rights agency moves to stop requiring demographic data collection after 60 years," https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-civil-rights-agency-moves-to-stop-requiring-demographic-data-collection-after-60-years ...
Join my team! We are looking for an early career data policy person to work on the new FAS Data Policy Institute. 💰 $60-68k 📎 good benefits 📍 hybrid in DC 🗓️ apply by July 31 Application Question: Government data touch every ...
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