COPAFS supports FY25 funding for BLS be set at $812M. We, the undersigned members of the Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), urge you to sustain and grow investment in the agency by providing the Bureau with no Read More …
Author: Paul Schroeder
BEA FY25 Funding Recommendation: $130M
COPAFS supports FY25 funding for BEA be set at $130M. We the undersigned organizations write to thank you for your strong support of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) in the annual appropriations process and to urge the BEA be Read More …
CDC DMI FY25 Funding Recommendation: $340M
COPAFS supports FY25 funding of the Data Modernization Initiative at CDC for $340M. Thank you for your support for our nation’s public health workforce and data systems in recent years. As you address ongoing public health needs, the undersigned organizations Read More …
Friends of Justice Research & Statistics FY25 Funding Recommendation: NIJ ($60M), BJS ($75M)
COPAFS supports FY25 funding of the NIJ for $60M and BJS for $75M. On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we write to urge the highest possible funding level in the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill for Read More …
Census Project FY25 Funding Recommendation: $2B
COPAFS supports Census Project’s effort to have CJS fund Census for $2B in FY25. On behalf of The Census Project, a broad-based coalition of business, civic, human services, state and local government, education, and scientific organizationscommitted to supporting the U.S. Read More …
Opposition to HR 7109 (ERA)
COPAFS, along with 4 other organizations, sent a letter to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee opposing H.R. 7109 (Equal Representation Act). This bill proposed adding citizenship and immigration status questions to the decennial census, bypassing the Census Bureau’s objective, Read More …
Friends of NCHS FY25 Funding Recommendation: $220M
COPAFS supports FY25 funding for NCHS be set at $220M. As Friends of NCHS, we write to thank you for the subcommittee’s support for the National Center for Health Statistics in recent years. Through its data collection and analysis, NCHS Read More …
March 2024 Quarterly Meeting
March 1 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm EST The COPAFS Quarterly Meeting will be hybrid with the in-person meeting taking place at the USDA Jamie Whitten Building, 1400 Jefferson Dr. SW, Washington, DC 20024. Please use the visitors’ entrance Read More …
Katherine K. Wallman
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 Read More …
Census Project urges CJS to maximize Census funding in FY24
COPAFS supports Census Project’s effort to maximize Census funding for FY24. On behalf of The Census Project, a broad-based coalition of business, civic, human services, state and local government, and academic groups committed to supporting the U.S. Census Bureau’s mission Read More …