Association of Public Data Users (APDU) is a national network that links users, producers, and disseminators of government statistical data. Members share a vital concern about the collection, dissemination, preservation, and interpretation of public data.
❗❗MORE NEWS: ACS 1-year data will be **DELAYED**❗❗ Details: www.census.gov/newsroom/pre...
Census Bureau Releases Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and Updates About the American Community Survey EstimatesThe Census Bureau is set to release the 2025 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance statistics from the CPS ASEC.www.census.govDo you use data classified by NAICS code? Updates are under consideration. Review the proposed update and consider submitting comments www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Statistical Policy Directive No. 8: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-Request for Comments on Proposed Updates for 2027The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks public comment on the advisability of adopting the proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) updates for 2027 recommended by its Ec...www.federalregister.govWe told you the new Disclosure Avoidance Order would lead to less data, less privacy, or both. Today at Joint Statistical Mtgs we learned which one. Confidentiality protections in Title 13 are non-negotiable, & accuracy is now high priority, so... less data Details TBD Expect a blog from Census soon
The @asa-scipol.bsky.social just released "2026 Midyear Update: Resources and Leadership Supporting Federal Statistics" and finds continued headwinds facing the U.S. federal statistical system Read now: www.amstat.org/policy-and-a...
Assessing and Monitoring the Health of Federal StatisticsThe American Statistical Association is the world’s largest community of statisticians, the “Big Tent for Statistics.www.amstat.org"The USDA’s turnover and reduction in staffing have been negatively affecting its reporting and data collection, said Kester, who is also a rancher from Parkfield, Calif., and a former president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association." www.marketwatch.com/story/this-m...
This may be the real reason USDA made a huge revision to its beef-export sales dataIt’s ‘like driving one more nail into the proverbial coffin,’ says a rancher about the recent deterioration in U.S. agriculture datawww.marketwatch.comMid-decade redistricting could be linked to challenging 2030 Census spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
Mid-decade redistricting could be linked to challenging 2030 CensusJeff Wice joins Capital Tonight.spectrumlocalnews.comInside Trump’s Stealth Trick to Rig the Census—and Congress "The administration’s latest power grab is disguised as boring technical guidance." www.thebulwark.com/p/inside-tru...
Inside Trump’s Stealth Trick to Rig the Census—and CongressThe administration’s latest power grab is disguised as boring technical guidance.www.thebulwark.comCheck out our new 2-part series on the promise and peril of using AI for federal statistics Part 1 is (mostly) upbeat apdu.org/2026/07/usin... Part 2 is cautionary apdu.org/2026/07/ai-t...
Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Official Statistics – Association of Public Data Usersapdu.orgTrump Administration May Add Immigration Status Question on Census to Influence Apportionment, Experts Warn talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-a...
Trump Administration May Add Immigration Status Question on Census to Influence Apportionment, Experts WarnPresident Donald Trump may have learned from his last go at manipulating...talkingpointsmemo.com"While individuals can and should take steps to protect themselves, these examples show how our current system for safeguarding data and ensuring the data are used only for public good is falling short. Preserving our data privacy requires updating the laws and regulations..."
Part 2: Is Data Privacy Dead? The Answer Must be No – Association of Public Data Usersapdu.org"When data are collected and used with few (or no) ways to opt out, or downstream uses are hidden in the 'fine print,' the primary responsibility for protecting privacy rests with the entities that gather, store, and analyze that information" ~@clairemkbowen.bsky.social & Aaron Williams
Part 1: Is Data Privacy Dead? The Answer Must be No – Association of Public Data Usersapdu.orgCensus Bureau has re-released "estimates for the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) from 2019 to 2024" to correct for errors in thresholds www.census.gov/newsroom/pre...
Census Bureau Statement on Supplemental Poverty MeasureThe U.S. Census Bureau today announced plans to re-release estimates for the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) from 2019 to 2024.www.census.govToday's recommended reading: The Evolution and Interpretation of “Statistical Purposes” (preprint) arxiv.org/pdf/2607.11778
arxiv.orgNEW from AEI "We recommend reinstating the Food Security Supplement in future CPS surveys, but the annual food-security report and related USDA materials should focus on very low food security." + A call for the core 18 questions to be retained. www.aei.org/research-pro...
www.aei.orgJOB OPPORTUNITY NCHS is looking for a new director. Details: www.usajobs.gov/job/875831300
Director, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)As a global leader in public health & health promotion, CDC is the agency Americans trust with their lives. In addition to our everyday work, each CDC employee has a role in supporting public health e...www.usajobs.govWhat Does "Coarsening" Look Like? New data privacy/confidentiality blog and assessment tool from @mmather.bsky.social federaldataforum.prb.org/blogs/mark-m...
What Doesfederaldataforum.prb.orgPublic comment MATTERS Based on more than 400 comments received, USDA made important changes to clarify privacy protections for SNAP data www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Privacy Act of 1974; System of RecordsPursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, notice is hereby given that USDA proposes modifying the system of records (SOR) entitled USDA/FNA-15, ...www.federalregister.govWebinar from the Census Bureau SIPP Modernization: A 2026 Field Test Update Details and registration: www.census.gov/data/academy...
SIPP Modernization: A 2026 Field Test UpdateAn update on Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Modernization and the research on joining the SIPP with the Demographic Frame.www.census.govFrom maternal health to influenza rates, gaps in CDC’s public health data are creating dangerous blind spots for disease tracking and prevention theconversation.com/from-materna...
From maternal health to influenza rates, gaps in CDC’s public health data are creating dangerous blind spots for disease tracking and preventionBy interfering with how communities collect data and how researchers access it, the CDC risks undermining the hard-won trust needed for effective public health.theconversation.com