This week in data advocacy
A number of bills and advocacy efforts related to public and open data have been in the news in the past week.
Continue ReadingA number of bills and advocacy efforts related to public and open data have been in the news in the past week.
Continue ReadingAs the appropriations process gears up on Capitol Hill, government officials, advocates, and journalists are making the case for preserving public data.
Continue ReadingThe Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has announced that it will restore a portion of statistical detail to its Local Area Personal Income (LAPI) program.
Continue ReadingPeg Young from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) discusses county-level data.
Continue ReadingAPDU is calling on the House and Senate to increase the total BLS budget request to $631.4 million.
Continue ReadingYesterday on the Introduction to Data Sets webinar with the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Ian Mead (Chief, Regional Product Division) gave an overview of BEA’s data products and answered questions from APDU members. Listen to an excerpt.
Continue ReadingGood news from the Hill: the move to re-introduce an unpopular bill that would affect the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey has failed.
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, the President released his FY2015 budget, which includes funds allocated to the federal statistical agencies. Here’s a sampling of reactions and break downs of the President’s proposal.
Continue ReadingAPDU joins the Marketing Research Association (MRA) and the American Statistical Association (ASA) to express concern proposed legislation in the Missouri House of Representatives.
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