April 2024 Stakeholder Update
2024 FCSM Conference – Call for Abstracts
The 2024 FCSM Research and Policy Conference will take place October 22 thru October 24 at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. Abstracts are currently being reviewed by the Planning Committee. Sponsorships for the conference are available for purchase at fcsmconf.org.
Friends of BLS FY25 Recommendation: $812 Million
The Friends of BLS recently sent their recommendation letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittees on both the House and Senate Side. The letter asks for a total of $812 million for the BLS appropriation in the FY25 budget. BLS received $698 million in FY23 and again in FY24. This request seeks to get back a portion of the purchasing power BLS has lost over the past decade, due to being flat funded periodically and rising inflation. The letter goes on to detail specific programs which will benefit from the additional funding. Read More
March 2024 Stakeholder Update
2024 FCSM Conference – Call for Abstracts
The 2024 FCSM Research and Policy Conference will take place October 22 thru October 24 at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The call for abstracts has been released and abstracts are due April 22nd. Visit fcsmconf.org for details leading up to the conference.
Updates to SPD No. 15 – Federal Race/Ethnicity Standards
On March 28, OMB published updates to SPD No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. Three key revisions include: Read More
February 2024 Stakeholder Update
2024 FCSM Conference – Call for Abstracts
The 2024 FCSM Research and Policy Conference will take place October 22 thru October 24 at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The call for abstracts has been released and abstracts are due April 8th. Visit fcsmconf.org for details leading up to the conference.
Friends of NCHS ask for $220MM for FY25 Appropriation
Citing a myriad of statistical innovations and investments needed to strengthen NCHS, the Friends of NCHS is advocating for $220MM in the FY25 federal budget. Data-users seek a) more real-time data to inform core indicators of health and healthcare; b) more granular data on key population subgroups including those defined by age, gender, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability, and geographic area; and c) data on health and healthcare equity… Read More
January 2024 Stakeholder Update
Katherine K. Wallman (1943 – 2024)
Katherine K. Wallman, former Chief Statistician of the United States, passed away at the age of 80 on January 17th, 2024, after a short illness. Katherine was a tireless supporter of federal statistics, from her start at the National Center of Education Statistics, to serving as the first Executive Director of COPAFS from 1981 to 1992, to her time as Chief Statistician of the U.S. from 1992 to 2017, and all the work she took on while she was “retired”. Katherine had a sharp mind, deep commitment to federal statistics, and a welcoming manner which made working with her less intimidating than it should have been. Read More