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Federal cuts threaten information key to Minnesota’s economic growth Short-staffed agencies have pared back data they collect and share, creating blind spots for state and local governments and businesses.

"Short-staffed agencies have pared back data they collect and share, creating blind spots for state and local governments and businesses."
Thanks to @emmamarienelson.bsky.social for the careful research & local perspective.
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COSSA Members, please join us tomorrow for this webinar on the President's FY26 budget request. I'll be presenting on the #FederalStatistics agencies.

Most of the NCES' 30+ surveys have been stalled since February as have the associated products, including the National Teacher and Principal Survey . Learn more about how it's used, by whom, and what makes it distinctive: www.amstat.org/docs/default...

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SABEW First Amendment Statement | SABEW SABEW, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, is raising alarm over troubling signs of deterioration in the quality and timeliness of work by federal statistical agencies. In a recent...

SABEW, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, is raising alarm over troubling signs of deterioration in the quality and timeliness of work by federal statistical agencies.

sabew.org/2025/06/sabe...

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Please join us tomorrow (Tuesday, June 10, 12pm ET) for this 30-minute webinar on Counting Exonerations using the National Registry of Exonerations, featuring Simon Cole and sponsored by the @amstatnews.bsky.social Law and Justice Statistics Committee.

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⬇️Updates on the federal statistical agencies for the week of June 2, 2025⬇️
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Our webpage listing updates regarding the federal statistical agencies now has the updates listed by agency. Please check it out and let us know of any comments or updates we might be missing.

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Federal Statistical Agency updates for the week of May 26
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DOGE created a 'survey of surveys' for a push to cut some government data collection DOGE's push to cut some federal surveys conducted by the Census Bureau may be duplicating a White House agency's oversight work and weaken U.S. data infrastructure, experts warn.

My latest @npr.org story: A new push by the Trump administration’s DOGE team to cut some federal surveys conducted by the Census Bureau may be duplicating a White House agency’s oversight work and weaken U.S. data infrastructure, experts warn

To ensure science integrity, ASA urges exceptions for 2 types of science positions and statistical agencies in OPM Schedule Policy/Career (nee "F") Rule
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Opinion | RIP American innovation Why destroy the funding that made the United States a leader in technology and invention?

"Whether they are geeks in garages or eggheads in university labs, American entrepreneurs have built their ideas and fortunes on the back of basic research supported by taxpayers, who then reap the rewards."
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.@NSF funded research gave us smartphones, Google, & tools that detect cancer.
Now, as the agency turns 75, it's facing devastating cuts. Science fuels innovation & our economy. Let’s not cut the engine. #SaveNSF #NSFfunded #NSF75

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EIA FY26 Recommendation Letter Organizational Sign-on Form May xx, 2025 The Honorable John Kennedy Chair Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Chuck Fleischmann Chair Appropri...

SIGN-ON: We are asking organizations to sign-on to the EIA FY26 Recommendation Letter led by COPAFS and @asa-scipol.bsky.social. The deadline is Fri, May 16. The letter requests $150M for the Energy Information Administration. Thank you for your consideration!

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We’ve partnered with the Government Statistical Service to explore the future of the stats profession

How will the role change over the next decade & what skills will make it future-ready?

Read highlights from our first roundtable & share your thoughts ⤵️

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Today NSF eliminated all its advisory committees (except TIP) enacting Feb Trump EO

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Economic Statistics - Clark Center Forum This US survey examines (a) The termination of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Council and shrinking staff at the core US statistical agencies will lead to a substantial reduction in the reli...

Overwhelming agreement among economists:

Cuts to statistical-agency budgets, staff, and advisory committees will degrade U.S. statistics and impair policy-making and business planning.

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Trump's threat to economic data The federal statistical system is at risk. Declining data quality would compound the harm of an economic downturn or financial crisis.

At least we can trust official statistics during economic turmoil.

That could change.

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Federal statistical agencies: They count, too Trump administration actions compound the long-running erosion of the government's statistical infrastructure. Statistics need more budget and program support.

Federal statistical agencies: They count, too
#Statistics need more budget and support.
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DOGE comes for the data wonks America may soon be unable to measure itself properly

"A sudden elimination of surveys could rattle the private sector, too. Analysts at financial firms guzzle up government data releases, scrutinising even slight shifts in figures."

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"Without good statistics, the government, the economy, whole industries — everything becomes flying in thick fog with no instruments." Tom Temin for @federalnewsnetwork.com
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The US currently administers a wide range of data collections, each for specific federal government uses. You can explore detailed information on approximately 1000 programs, including statutory reference here: www.censusofsurveys.com/about/about.... #DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats

We must protect NAEP, the gold standard for education accountability - Roll Call Our system is failing too many students. Without the nation’s report card, parents and policymakers would be flying blind, Winston writes.

"NAEP is the education equivalent of the canary in the coal mine, warning us of deficiencies in K-12 education when there is still time to act. Without this data, the entire education system would be at risk..."
David Winston in @rollcall.com
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Erica Groshen — Stats + Stories When people think of public goods, they most likely think of things like parks or schools. But official statistics are also a kind of public good. They help us understand things like housing prices, t...

Chatting about the importance of official stats and their future.

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"Anomaly" CR funds will help #BLS continue to produce a trustworthy #jobsreport w/ #unemployment rate & other #labormarket and #economicdata. Perhaps this signals that Congress will attend to modernizing BLS?
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Donald Trump’s cuts to US government raise worries over economic data quality America’s ‘gold standard’ statistics are closely scrutinised by investors, policymakers and researchers

"Having the absolute highest standards of data quality, which the United States government statistical agencies have, is absolutely crucial,” @goolsbee.bsky.social, president of the Chicago Fed, told the @financialtimes.com this week. #DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats www.ft.com/content/57ef...

The nation’s statisticians worry about the state of federal data gathering One of the government's activities is the gathering of reliable statistics to guide policy and the quality of national statistics has become a concern.

"One of the government’s most vital activities is the gathering of reliable statistics to guide policy." Tom Temin of @federalnewsnetwork.com speaks with Nancy Potok about the future availability, integrity of govt statistics
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