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AStatA science policy: raising the profile of statistics in policymaking and advocating on interests of statisticians. Posts by Steve Pierson
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Ahead of #JobsDay tomorrow, Friends of BLS published a FAQ answering pressing questions like:

Can the public trust BLS products?

What's up with the firing of Dr. McEntarfer & nomination of Dr. Antoni?

Why and how does the BLS revise jobs estimates?
#EconSky
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
Background Information for Jobs Day – Sept 5 — The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Click Background Information for Jobs Day – Sept 5 to read the entire PDF document.
www.friendsofbls.org
September 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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June 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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"Short-staffed agencies have pared back data they collect and share, creating blind spots for state and local governments and businesses."
Thanks to @emmamarienelson.bsky.social for the careful research & local perspective.
www.startribune.com/federal-data...
#FederalStatistics #CountOnStats
Federal cuts threaten information key to Minnesota’s economic growth
Short-staffed agencies have pared back data they collect and share, creating blind spots for state and local governments and businesses.
www.startribune.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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COSSA Members, please join us tomorrow for this webinar on the President's FY26 budget request. I'll be presenting on the #FederalStatistics agencies.
cossa.bsky.social Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) @cossa.bsky.social · Jun 20
Join us for our next Members-Only Headlines Webinar: Diving into the President’s FY 2026 Budget: Implications for Social and Behavioral Science!

📆: June 26, 2025
⏰: 2pm EST

Register now ➡️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
June 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
asa-scipol.bsky.social
Most of the NCES' 30+ surveys have been stalled since February as have the associated products, including the National Teacher and Principal Survey . Learn more about how it's used, by whom, and what makes it distinctive: www.amstat.org/docs/default...

#DataInfrastructure #FederalStatistics #NCES
June 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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ericagroshen.bsky.social
SABEW, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, is raising alarm over troubling signs of deterioration in the quality and timeliness of work by federal statistical agencies.

sabew.org/2025/06/sabe...

#econsky @bencasselman.bsky.social @chrisrugaber.bsky.social @samsutton.bsky.social
SABEW First Amendment Statement | SABEW
SABEW, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, is raising alarm over troubling signs of deterioration in the quality and timeliness of work by federal statistical agencies. In a recent...
sabew.org
June 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Please join us tomorrow (Tuesday, June 10, 12pm ET) for this 30-minute webinar on Counting Exonerations using the National Registry of Exonerations, featuring Simon Cole and sponsored by the @amstatnews.bsky.social Law and Justice Statistics Committee.

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June 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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⬇️Updates on the federal statistical agencies for the week of June 2, 2025⬇️
Summarized from bit.ly/FedStatMonit...
#FederalStatistics #DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats

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June 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Our webpage listing updates regarding the federal statistical agencies now has the updates listed by agency. Please check it out and let us know of any comments or updates we might be missing.

#DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats #FederalStatistics

www.amstat.org/the-nations-...
June 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Federal Statistical Agency updates for the week of May 26
www.linkedin.com/posts/steve-...
and bit.ly/FedStatMonit...
#DataInfrastructure #FederalStatistics #CountOnStats
May 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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hansilowang.bsky.social
My latest @npr.org story: A new push by the Trump administration’s DOGE team to cut some federal surveys conducted by the Census Bureau may be duplicating a White House agency’s oversight work and weaken U.S. data infrastructure, experts warn
DOGE created a 'survey of surveys' for a push to cut some government data collection
DOGE's push to cut some federal surveys conducted by the Census Bureau may be duplicating a White House agency's oversight work and weaken U.S. data infrastructure, experts warn.
www.npr.org
May 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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To ensure science integrity, ASA urges exceptions for 2 types of science positions and statistical agencies in OPM Schedule Policy/Career (nee "F") Rule
www.amstat.org/docs/default...
@amstatnews.bsky.social #ScientificIntegrity
May 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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📰The latest Monthly #CountOnStats update is now available: amstat-ms.informz.net/InformzDataS....

🔍 The updates are summarized from our monitoring page: bit.ly/FedStatMonit....

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#DataInfrastructure
May 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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"Whether they are geeks in garages or eggheads in university labs, American entrepreneurs have built their ideas and fortunes on the back of basic research supported by taxpayers, who then reap the rewards."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | RIP American innovation
Why destroy the funding that made the United States a leader in technology and invention?
www.washingtonpost.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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.@NSF funded research gave us smartphones, Google, & tools that detect cancer.
Now, as the agency turns 75, it's facing devastating cuts. Science fuels innovation & our economy. Let’s not cut the engine. #SaveNSF #NSFfunded #NSF75
May 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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📰The latest Monthly Count on Stats Update is now available: amstat-ms.informz.net/InformzDataS....

🔍 The updates are summarized from our monitoring page: bit.ly/FedStatMonit....

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May 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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SIGN-ON: We are asking organizations to sign-on to the EIA FY26 Recommendation Letter led by COPAFS and @asa-scipol.bsky.social. The deadline is Fri, May 16. The letter requests $150M for the Energy Information Administration. Thank you for your consideration!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
EIA FY26 Recommendation Letter Organizational Sign-on Form
May xx, 2025 The Honorable John Kennedy Chair Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Chuck Fleischmann Chair Appropri...
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May 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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We’ve partnered with the Government Statistical Service to explore the future of the stats profession

How will the role change over the next decade & what skills will make it future-ready?

Read highlights from our first roundtable & share your thoughts ⤵️

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April 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Today NSF eliminated all its advisory committees (except TIP) enacting Feb Trump EO

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April 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Overwhelming agreement among economists:

Cuts to statistical-agency budgets, staff, and advisory committees will degrade U.S. statistics and impair policy-making and business planning.

www.kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/econ...
Economic Statistics - Clark Center Forum
This US survey examines (a) The termination of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Council and shrinking staff at the core US statistical agencies will lead to a substantial reduction in the reli...
www.kentclarkcenter.org
March 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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jedkolko.bsky.social
At least we can trust official statistics during economic turmoil.

That could change.

www.slowboring.com/p/trump-thre...
Trump's threat to economic data
The federal statistical system is at risk. Declining data quality would compound the harm of an economic downturn or financial crisis.
www.slowboring.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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#DataInfrastructure
April 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Federal statistical agencies: They count, too
#Statistics need more budget and support.
#econsky @aaronsojourner.org @asa-scipol.bsky.social @copafs.bsky.social #data #indicators #census #bls #bea #jobs #inflation #gdp #productivity #cpi
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Federal statistical agencies: They count, too
Trump administration actions compound the long-running erosion of the government's statistical infrastructure. Statistics need more budget and program support.
federalnewsnetwork.com
April 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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"A sudden elimination of surveys could rattle the private sector, too. Analysts at financial firms guzzle up government data releases, scrutinising even slight shifts in figures."

www.economist.com/united-state...

#DataInfrastructure #CountOnStats
DOGE comes for the data wonks
America may soon be unable to measure itself properly
www.economist.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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"Without good statistics, the government, the economy, whole industries — everything becomes flying in thick fog with no instruments." Tom Temin for @federalnewsnetwork.com
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Federal statistical agencies: They count, too
Trump administration actions compound the long-running erosion of the government's statistical infrastructure. Statistics need more budget and program support.
federalnewsnetwork.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM