COPAFS Webinar: DDI Metadata Standards in Support of Transparency in Federal Statistics Dan Gillman (BLS) gives an overview of the DDI and explains how the standard helps with transparency of federal data. Download/print the supporting DDI Metadata Standards in Support of Transparency in Federal Statistics… read more →
On February 28, COPAFS joined other organizations and individuals in signing a letter addressed to Representatives Rosa DeLauro and Tom Cole thanking them for their leadership, and that BLS has an additional $16 million in FY 2020 to modernize its data collection and dissemination capacities,… read more →
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 second largest federal statistical agency… read more →
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, As your subcommittee considers final… read more →