In response to the benchmark revision of employment data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the White House has claimed that large revisions are just the latest in “the long history of inaccuracies and incompetence at the BLS” Read More …
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September 2025 Quarterly Meeting
Friday, September 5, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm The COPAFS Quarterly Meeting will be hybrid with the in-person meeting taking place at the AERA Convening Center, 1430 K St, NW, Ste 700, Washington, DC 20005. Once in the Read More …
STATEMENT FROM THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION ON THE DISMISSAL OF THE BLS COMMISSIONER
Removal of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer
COPAFS stands firmly behind Commissioner McEntarfer, BLS staff, and the data they produce. This action is a grave error and one that undermines the independence and reliability of federal statistics. COPAFS firmly endorses the following statement from the Friends of Read More …
Mark Calabria appointed as the Chief Statistician of the United States
On Thursday, July 10, OMB announced Mark Calabria was appointed as the Chief Statistician of the United States. Dr. Calabria currently serves as the Associate Director for Treasury, Housing, Commerce at OMB, a role he will continue in during his Read More …
Dear Colleague Letter Regarding Access to Federal Data
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Protecting Public Access to Federal Data
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 …
COPAFS Sign-on Letter to Protect Public Data
We are very concerned about the recent incidents involving federal data being selectively removed from agency websites. To this end, we have drafted a letter to Senate and House leadership expressing opposition to this unprecedented removal of public data and Read More …
COPAFS Urges NCSES to Include Additional SOGI Questions on the 2025 NSCG
COPAFS responded to NCSES’s 2025 National Survey of College Graduates FRN Comment Request. COPAFS urged NCSES to include more SOGI questions on the survey given that these questions are well-tested and disparity of LGBTQI+ representation in the U.S. scientific workforce. Read More …
Concern Regarding LaborH Approps Bill: Cuts CDC by $1.8B
COPAFS joins 136 other organizations in opposing the 1.8 billion cut to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The reduction represents a 22% decrease in funding for CDC and would necessitate the elimation of a number of essential public Read More …