John M. Abowd Chief Scientist and Associate Director for Research and Methodology, U.S. Census Bureau September 6, 2019
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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 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, 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read More …
Comments on Federal Register Notice FR Doc. 2019-07172 Filed 4-10-19 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 Read More …