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Homeland Security pushes for access to restricted federal database on child support, employment information for millions | CNN Politics The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to gain access to a trove of federal information that is intended to support the collection of child support payments but could potentially be used for i...

DATA PRIVACY NEWS: Homeland Security pushes for access to restricted federal database on child support, employment information for millions 

www.cnn.com/2026/03/11/p...

Today, members of the Coalition for Professional Integrity submitted a comment to OPM opposing the proposed “Reduction in Force Appeals” rule. Coalition members oppose the rule because it would politicize the RIF appeal process, which would jeopardize professional integrity across the federal sector

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Take Action: How to Write a Public Comment on Federal Data. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Ever wondered whether public comments actually matter—or how data advocates use them strategically? Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at how regulatory advocacy really works. We’ll cover how public...

This upcoming webinar is very exciting! There are many calls for public comment lately, and it may seem like a daunting process. Attend this to learn more about the public comments process for federal data with @dataindex.us

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

DHS Seeks Access to Massive Employment, Salary and Family Database Legally Restricted to Use in Child Support Cases The Trump administration’s immigration enforcers are requesting unfettered access to the government’s “most powerful people-finder system,” which contains sensitive information on children and victims...

If the Federal Parent Locator Service data are shared with DHS, "abusers in the ranks of law enforcement would soon be able to see their victims’ case information and addresses, and that a manifest of vulnerable children would become widely available"
www.propublica.org/article/dhs-...

Census Bureau To Embargo Vintage 2025 Population Estimates The U.S. Census will offer a two-day embargo period for qualified media view the Vintage 2025 Population Estimates.

via @uscensusbureau Census Bureau will offer a two-day embargo period for qualified media view the Vintage 2025 Population Estimates.
[embargoed release March 24-25; public release March 26]

Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familia...

BREAKING DATA PRIVACY NEWS: Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Census Careers Explore prospective positions available at the U.S. Census Bureau.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES (plural!)

The Census Bureau is hiring
Details here: www.census.gov/about/census...

Census Careers Explore prospective positions available at the U.S. Census Bureau.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES (plural!)
The Census Bureau is hiring
Details here: www.census.gov/about/census...

Ever wondered whether public comments actually matter—or how data advocates use them strategically? Join us to learn how public comments and sign-on letters shape federal data and policy, build alignment within movements, and even energize supporters.

📌 Register here: tinyurl.com/TakeAction-Webinar

Major gaps in federal health care and disability data, GAO finds A recent report found that federal data collection does not capture the full experience and count of disabled people

Ghosts in the machine: Congressional watchdog finds significant gaps in federal health care and disability data

New piece by Adam Beddawi, in PRISM, digs into the complexities of disability data in the U.S.

prismreports.org/2026/02/16/d...

National Food Security Data Is Critical to Anti-Hunger Policies and Programs - Food Research & Action Center Published March 6, 2026 In the early 1980s, the U.S. experienced a public reemergence of hunger — not because the country lacked food, but because federal policy choices tightened the “last-resort” sy...

National Food Security Data Is Critical to Anti-Hunger Policies and Programs
New blog from our friends at FRAC:
frac.org/blog/nationa...

Research Data Solutions Architect (DISSC) in New Haven, Connecticut, 06511 | Clinical & Research at Yale University Apply for Research Data Solutions Architect (DISSC) job with Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, 06511. Clinical & Research at Yale University

JOB OPPORTUNITY
Yale is hiring for a Research Data Solutions Architect (DISSC)
Details: careers.yale.edu/us/en/job/YU...

Employee groups revive lawsuit to block Schedule F A coalition of labor unions and other employee advocacy groups say President Trump’s plan to convert around 50,000 federal workers to at-will employees violates federal law, the Constitution and threa...

Employee groups revive lawsuit to block Schedule F
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

New report from UCLA Williams Institute School of Law: "Removal of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity from Federal Data Collections, January 2025 to January 2026" More: https://myumi.ch/jJ8Qg

We love the new APDU Guiding Principles for Public Data, but especially the top guiding principle: "public data should be public. Public data are of the people, by the people,
and for the people." YES!
@apduorg.bsky.social

apdu.org/wp-content/u...

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Current Population Survey (CPS) 2026 Field Test The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information colle...

COMMENT OPPORTUNITY:
There's a call for comments on field testing a self-response option in the Current Population Survey.
Submit comments by May 4, 2026
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Launch of APDU’s Guiding Principles for Public Data. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Public data shape our communities, guide critical decisions, and hold governments accountable. But for data to truly serve the public, it must be accessible, ethical, transparent, high-quality, and su...

Data about us are part of us.

Join us to explore APDU’s new Guiding Principles for Public Data and how together we can uphold the highest standards for public data.

When: March 5 at 2pm ET/11am PT
Where: burness.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Public Inspection: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Current Population Survey 2026 Field Test Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Current Population Survey 2026 Field Test

NEW: The Census Bureau is planning to test allowing households to respond online to the Current Population Survey from July until October, according to the Federal Register. The survey produces the monthly jobs report, plus estimates of voter turnout and registration rates in federal elections

LGBTQ Data at the Census Bureau: What’s Changed and Why It Matters (new blog posted at The Census Project) thecensusproject.org/2026/03/03/s...

"Protecting data is about more than data. It's about protecting the public's right to data, our right to information, our right to knowledge. Protecting data is about preserving a fundamental pillar of democracy."

Excellent piece by @gretchengehrke.bsky.social

Trump Administration Is Scrubbing LGBTQ+ Questions from Federal Surveys. Here's Why It Matters The Trump administration has erased hundreds questions relating to LGBTQ+ identity on federal surveys, according to a new study. Researchers warn that the lack of data on the queer community will tang...

Trump Administration Is Scrubbing LGBTQ+ Questions from Federal Surveys. Here's Why It Matters
people.com/trump-admini...

Associate Director, Massive Data Institute - McCourt School of Public Policy - Georgetown University Georgetown University comprises two unique campuses in the nation’s capital. With the Hilltop Campus located in the heart of the historic Georgetown neighborhood, and the Capitol Campus, just minutes ...

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Georgetown University is seeking an Associate Director, Massive Data Institute

Apply today!
georgetown.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/George...

#22 in State of Missouri v. United States Department of Commerce (E.D. Mo., 4:26-cv-00131) – CourtListener.com MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion re 21 MOTION to Intervene filed by Intervenor Defendants Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition, H. Victoria Morgan, National Association for the Advancem...

NEW: @eliaslawgroup.bsky.social attorneys representing the NAACP and other groups ask a federal judge to let them help defend the Census Bureau against Missouri’s lawsuit that seeks to alter 2020 & #2030Census results that the 14th Amendment says must include “whole number of persons in each state"

How do we measure poverty—and who decides what counts as a basic need? Food, housing, child care, medical care? On Stats + Stories, David Johnson discusses the data behind poverty & inequality. A thoughtful listen for anyone curious about the numbers shaping policy. tinyurl.com/4255ba34 #STATSSKY

Job Opportunity!
Behavioral Health System Baltimore is looking for a Data Director
recruiting.ultipro.com/BEH1003BHSB/...

Equitable AI For Outcomes Convening Reg Page - Project Evident MARCH 25, 2026 | 10 AM – 5 PM ET LEARN MORE

Want a deep dive on a framework and AI adoption?

@projectevident.bsky.social is hosting Equitable AI for Outcomes: Moving from Principles to Practice, a free virtual convening on March 25, 2026

Register here: projectevident.org/equitable-ai...

Judge: IRS broke law ‘approximately 42,695 times’ in giving DHS data A federal judge has found that the Internal Revenue Service violated federal law “approximately 42,695 times” when it shared confidential taxpayer addresses with immigration enforcement officials last...

Judge: IRS broke law ‘approximately 42,695 times’ in giving DHS data
molawyersmedia.com/2026/02/26/f...

New blog! 📰
Maximizing the Value of State Administrative Data Requires Leadership (APDU)

Read now: apdu.org/2026/02/maxi...

Today's recommended reading...
One Year In: The Cost of Rolling Back Federal LGBTQ Data
www.dataindex.us/newsletter/a...

HT @mapresearch.bsky.social & @dataindex.us

ICYMI: The recording, slides, and resources from yesterday's Rapid Response Data Briefing: 2026 Census Test are now available online
Review here: dataindex.us/events/Rapid...