Data legislation: Census, cybersecurity, and state-level privacy
A look at data legislation in the news, for the week of May 22.
Continue ReadingA look at data legislation in the news, for the week of May 22.
Continue ReadingIt’s been a busy week in data-related issues in Washington DC. Here’s a look at legislation, budgets, and reports.
Continue ReadingLast week, Jeff Strohl and Tamara Jayasundera from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University presented findings from their just-released report on online jobs ads data, as part of the Public Data University 301-level series special topic series.
Continue ReadingAPDU joined a group of concerned national organizations, representing the newly formed Friends of BLS, to meet with Justin Gibbons and Stephen Steigleder, staffers for the Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Subcommittee on April 25 to express our concerns about how recent budget actions have impacted Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Continue ReadingSusan Aud from NCES discusses the new Career/Technical Education (CTE) Statistics system on a Public Data University APDU webinar.
Continue ReadingAPDU is interested in engaging individual members through committees around specific topic areas, including advocacy, emerging issues, and membership.
Continue ReadingThe Census was all over the news yesterday, as reactions stacked up in response to changes health insurance coverage questions raised concerns that quality of data could be degraded, especially with regard to the Affordable Care Act.
Continue ReadingAPDU is co-chairing a new effort to educate decision-makers on the work done by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Friends of BLS.
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.
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