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Hello fellow federal data supporters! As of today, we have over 400 members! Here are some highlights from community member posts in June: Major reorganization proposed : The President's Budget suggests reorganizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Census Bureau at the Department of Commerce, though no specific details are provided about how this restructuring would work. Severe proposed cuts to federal statistics agencies: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Statistics budget line has been completely zeroed out . The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) also ...

Hello fellow federal data supporters! We’ve been delighted with all the forum activity during the past month. As of today, we have close to 300 members! Keep it coming. We recently learned that DOGE is pledging to go "one-by-one" through the Census Bureau's 102 surveys , so we expect more turmoil in the coming months. Here are some highlights from community member posts in May: Survey Question Removals : Multiple federal surveys have removed questions about sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), including the National Survey of Children's Health (variable ACE12), Justice Department surveys , and PRAMS questionnaires. NAEP ...

Public data are under attack. For 95 years, PRB has relied heavily on federal data for our work, and we’re deeply concerned about recent threats to public data availability, timeliness, and quality. Many datasets have been altered, including data from the National Survey of Children’s Health and the Bureau of Prisons , and other data collections have been scaled back or suspended. For example, staffing cuts decimated the National Center for Education Statistics, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress—referred to as “The Nation’s Report Card”— will be scaled back substantially in coming years . Critical data collections like ...