APDU Board of Directors Election Terms of service on the APDU Board are staggered so that there is always continuity on the Board but that also means that each year there are positions opening. The Nominations Committee is working to develop a slate of candidates and this year the offices of President and Vice President are open, as well as one At-large Board seat. More information on the election process will be coming out shortly as the elections must be completed by December 15, 2014.
APDU Business Meeting The Powerpoint presenation of the APDU Business Meeting has been made available online. Thanks to all who participated!
News
4 Takeaways from the Census Report on Poverty About 2.9 million more Americans would be counted as poor if the federal government took a comprehensive snapshot of people’s income and expenses. That’s one of the key takeaways from a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau on the supplemental poverty measure (SPM).
USAID Releases First Open Data Policy In an era of unprecedented openness in government, ADS 579 is USAID?s first ever open data policy, providing a framework for systematically collecting Agency-funded data in a central repository, structuring the data to ensure usability and making the data public, while ensuring rigorous protections for privacy and security.
Renewal of the BLS Technical Advisory Committee In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the Secretary of Labor has determined that the renewal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee (the ?Committee?) is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Commissioner of Labor Statistics by 29 U.S.C. 1 and 2.
New & Updated Data Sources
ETIndex.org is Now Live The East Tennessee Index is a website showcasing 87 indicators of economy and quality of life compiled for an eight-county area in East Tennessee. The site features analysis, downloadable data, customizable charts and interactive maps that can be used to track changing conditions across the region.
Visualization of the Week
Mapping Migration in the United States The New York Times published a series of interactive charts showing how Americans have moved between states since 1900. The charts show striking patterns for many states: You can trace the rise of migrant and immigrant populations all along the Southwest, particularly in Texas and Arizona; the influx of New Yorkers and other Northeasterners into Florida starting in the 1970s; and the growth in the Southern share of the Illinois population during the Great Migration.
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Calls for Comment
APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections. We periodically alert APDU members to newly added calls for comment. Over the last several weeks, calls for comment on the following proposed data collections were published in the Federal Register (with due date):
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program (December 29, 2014)
Report on Current Employment Statistics (November 24, 2014)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Insurance Plans Research Study (December 26, 2014)
National Vital Statistics Report Forms (December 26, 2014)
Energy Information Administration
Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (November 26, 2014)
Federal Reserve System Board of Governors
2016 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) (December 29, 2014)
October 30, 2014
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