On December 1, 2017, COPAFS joined Friends of BLS and other organizations to enthusiastically support the nomination of William Beach as Commissioner of the of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and to urge his swift confirmation.. The Honorable Lamar Read More …
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Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act
On November 13, 2017, COPAFS joined other organizations to express our support for the “Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act” (H.R. 4174 and S. 2046). The Hon. Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate S-230 US Capitol Washington, DC 20510 The Read More …
Evidence-Based Policymaking
The Hon. Mick Mulvaney OMB Director The Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20503 Dear Director Mulvaney, We are writing to express our strong support for the final report of the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking Read More …
BLS Leadership Positions
The Honorable R. Alexander Acosta Secretary, Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20210 Dear Mr. Secretary, Congratulations on your appointment. We write to you as strong supporters of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the country’s Read More …
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Annual Budget
The Honorable Elaine Chao Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Dear Secretary Chao, Congratulations on your appointment and confirmation as Secretary of Transportation. We the undersigned organizations write in support of the Read More …
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Fiscal Year 2016
Senator Thad Cochran Chair, Senate Committee on Appropriations 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Senator Barbara Mikulski Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations 503 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 Dear Senators Cochran and Mikulski, Read More …
BLS Fiscal Year 2016
On April 2, COPAFS joined 25 organizations, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the American Statistical Association, in signing a letter addressed to Representatives Harold Rogers and Nita Lowey encouraging them to restore support of the core programs and Read More …