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And there are 5 more today! Documenting Outcomes Associated with Persistent Tic Disorders (including Tourette Syndrome) in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults through Surveillance - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/12/2025-10725/agency-forms-undergoing-paperwork-reduction-act-review ...
Today's Federal Register includes many calls for comment on CDC data collections, including the following: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/11/2025-10514/agency-forms-undergoing-paperwork-reduction-act-review ...
Reading this makes me reconsider my initial concerns about the long-term implications of DOGE actions on our ability to collect data from households, businesses, and other sources. I am unsure if this will prompt efforts to draft new language in the introductory ...
New article by Inside Higher Ed quotes @Lynda Kellam from the Data Rescue Project: ""How do we actually talk to people about what's protected and what those protections are for the data the government is collecting? DOGE has disrupted that trust," ...
The Department of Labor has a call for comments on the Multiple Worksite Report (MWR) and the Report of Federal Employment and Wages (RFEW). Both are key inputs to the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. Details here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/09/2025-10407/information-collection-activities-comment-request ...
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