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 …
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 …
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 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, 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 …
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 …
Friends of BLS urge swift Senate confirmation for Dr. McEntarfer to become the next BLS Commissioner. On behalf of the Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics we write to enthusiastically support the nomination of Erika McEntarfer as Commissioner of Read More …
COPAFS advocates for a revised ESRA reauthorization bill which would strengthen the autonomy of the National Center for Education Statistics and ensure it functions in the intended manner for a federal statistical agency. Click COPAFS advocates for a revised ESRA Read More …
COPAFS supports Public Comment regarding American Community Survey Methods Panel: 2024 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Test [Docket No. USBC–2023–0007] which strongly supports the testing of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) measures on the American Community Survey. Click COPAFS Read More …
Virtual Meeting December 1 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm EST Organizer: COPAFS Time Topic 9:00 – 9:05 Welcome/Report from Board of Directors Andy Weiss, Vice Chair, COPAFS Board 9:05 – 9:15 COPAFS Update Paul Schroeder, Executive Director, COPAFS 9:15 Read More …
