Highlights and Takeaways New Additions to the Scientific Advisory Committee Joe Whitley, Government Enforcement and Investigations Practice, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Full Bio Llewellyn Fischer, Adjunct Instructor, U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School, Georgetown University. Full Bio Luther Carter, President, Francis Marion… read more →
John M. Abowd Chief Scientist and Associate Director for Research and Methodology, U.S. Census Bureau September 6, 2019
September 3, 2019 Senator Brian Schatz U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Schatz: The undersigned organizations write to thank you for introducing S. 2286, the Improving Justice Programs through Science Act. We applaud your leadership on this issue and would like to reaffirm… read more →
Introduction The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) provides objective, reliable, trustworthy information on the condition of education through administrative data collection, longitudinal surveys, and assessments. Founded in 1867, NCES is the second oldest… read more →
As the former Administrator of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (2008 – 2014) who presided over of a large restructuring and reorganization of a statistical agency, I would like to make several comments relevant to Secretary Purdue’s plans to relocate the Economic Research Service and… read more →
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 must provide a better explanation.… read more →
The Honorable Richard Shelby United States Senate Chair, Committee on Appropriations Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Patrick Leahy United States Senate Ranking Member, Committee on Appropriations Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable John Hoeven United States Senate Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,… read more →
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 also announced that the department… read more →
May 28, 2019 Dr. Mark Schneider Director Institute of Education Sciences U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave SW, Room 4109 Potomac Center Plaza Washington, DC 20202 Re: Docket ID Number ED-2019-IES-0017 Dear Dr. Schneider, On behalf of the Friends of IES, a coalition of… read more →
Federal Register Notice FR Doc. 2019-07172 Re: Statistical Directive No. 3 From: Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS) The one-hour prohibition on Executive Branch employees commenting publicly on the of Principal Federal Economic Indicators (PFEIs) is critical in ensuring policy-neutral dissemination of PFEIs.… read more →
