COPAFS, along with ASA and PAA, transmitted a letter to Congressional leadership expressing opposition to the unprecedented removal of public data over the past two weeks. The letter requests Congress take action to restore any data which has been removed, Read More …
Press Release
Paul Schroeder Named Executive Director of COPAFS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2020 CONTACT: Felice J. Levine, flevine@aera.net, (202) 238-3201 WASHINGTON, May 7—The Board of Directors of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Schroeder as Executive Read More …
Supreme Court issues complicated ruling on 2020 Census
Today, the Supreme Court ruled that the explanation given by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross for adding the citizenship question to the 2020 Census was insufficient. The Court says, that while adding the question may be constitutional, the Commerce Department Read More …
Stakeholder Concerns Remain Unaddressed as USDA moves forward with relocation plans
Last week, the USDA announced Kansas City as the new site for the Economic Research Service (ERS) in its plan to relocate the agency, one of the United States’ thirteen principal statistical agencies, outside of the D.C. area. The USDA Read More …