August 5, 2021 FEATURES APDU Conference Recordings Available Last week, APDU was happy to bring together our network in a successful annual conference held virtually through Whova. Thank you to all who attended and contributed! Recordings are now available to registrants on the Whova app or web page. If you?d like to learn more about […]
July 29, 2021 FEATURES APDU Data Viz Award Winners Announced Are you?re a fan of attractive and useful data visualization? Attend this presentation of 2021 Data Viz Award winners to learn how some great visualizations were made. APDU gives annual awards to creative and meaningful graphic designs that use publicly available data (for example, data […]
July 15, 2021 FEATURE 11 Days Until the Conference! Agenda Register NEWS National Park Service to Share Special Use Permit Data With White House ESRI Provides Open Access to Key Federal Geospatial Data Inconvenient Numbers: How Rosstat Manipulates Data to Accommodate Federal and Regional Officials Labor Needs More Unemployment Fraud Data, IG Says Data Gaps […]
July 08, 2021 FEATURE 18 Days Until the Conference! Agenda Register NEWS National Secure Data Service Act Passes House in Bipartisan NSF Reauthorization Bill Census Takers Worry That Apartment Renters Were Undercounted Harvard Researchers Identify Accuracy Concerns in Census Bureau?s New Privacy System New Register To Improve Prompt Publication of Government Contract Data OMB Memo […]
July 01, 2021 FEATURE 3 Weeks Until the Conference! Agenda Register NEWS A Supreme Court Fight Over Census Data Privacy and Redistricting Is Likely Coming Agencies Increasingly Turning Down FOIA Requests Autonomous Car Makers Must Report Crashes to Federal Government Census Bureau Training 5 Agencies to Run ?do-it-yourself? Data Sprints Data Decrees Memo Helped Codify […]
June 24, 2021 FEATURES 2021 APDU Annual Conference Federal statistical data is used to understand the shifting American landscape, helping make sense of the new normal at work, in our communities, in governance ? the list goes on. With trust in institutions waning among some, accurate public data can help restore trust and encourage cooperation. […]
June 17, 2021 FEATURES APDU Annual Conference: Questions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Public data has significant impacts on the lives of our most vulnerable populations. Several sessions at the Annual Conference will discuss how to ensure accurate counts and maintain privacy. Check out the agenda to learn more! 5 Weeks Until the Conference! […]
June 10, 2021 FEATURES APDU President?s Letter Inviting Members to the Annual Conference APDU President Mary Jo Hoeksema recently wrote a letter to members encouraging them to attend this year’s virtual Annual Conference. It’s a message worth sharing more broadly – click through to learn more, and don’t forget to register today! 6 Weeks […]
June 3, 2021 FEATURES Biden Administration Proposes Record $171.3b for R&D Across Civilian Agencies The Biden administration proposed the largest-ever increase in non-defense research and development spending as it looks to out-compete China in emerging technologies with the release of his first budget. The budget proposes $171.3 billion for R&D across more than 20 federal […]
May 27, 2021 FEATURES 2021 Data Viz Awards – Last Chance to Submit Your Nomination Submission Deadline May 28, 2021 The Association of Public Data Users (APDU) is pleased to announce the 2021 Data Viz Awards. After a hiatus due to pandemic disruptions, we are again soliciting creative and meaningful graphic designs that use publicly-available […]