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APDU Guest Blog Post: The BLS Funding Situation
Kitty Smith of Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Executive Director of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics has written an APDU blog post on the funding situation at the BLS. She examines the declining appropriations given to the BLS, effects on the agency?s functions, and how these changes came to be.
The objectives of the Friends of BLS group are to: 1. Create a network of users of BLS data and information to facilitate the distribution of information, opinions, and ideas about BLS among users; 2. Act as a reservoir of individuals and organizations who could participate in seminars and other educational events for the public and for public policy decision makers about the utility and overall value of BLS programs; and 3. Support the BLS as an institution that provides critical data and tools to a wide variety of users for a wide variety of purposes.
Membership in the Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics coalition is free of charge. Individuals, associations and other organizations, and private firms are all eligible for membership.
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White House and Census Clash Over College Ed. Data
The White House spelled out a plan to rank the nation?s 5,000 colleges and universities, reasoning that students need more information before committing to the hefty expense of higher education. At the same time, and with much less fanfare, the U.S. Census Bureau has proposed ending its efforts to collect data on college majors.
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5 Q?s for Christopher Whitaker, Civic Tech Organizer
The Center for Data Innovation spoke with Christopher Whitaker, a consultant and civic works project manager for the Smart Chicago Collaborative, a nonprofit that has become a critical part of Chicago?s booming data scene, bringing together the government and developer communities and providing support for new civic applications.
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New & Updated Data Sources
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O*NET Tools and Technology Updated
The National O*NET Center has released their annual update to their Tools and Technology database. This database includes over 60,000 tools and technologies and covers all 973 occupations included in the current O*NET Taxonomy.
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Visualization of the Week
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Where is America Moving?
Since January 1993, Atlas Van Lines has reviewed and released data on the origins and destinations of interstate (or between states) moves throughout the previous calendar year. The 2014 Migration Patterns study results provide a snapshot of relocation patterns. This year, 26 states were balanced, 14 states were outbound, and ten states, in addition to Washington D.C., were inbound.
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Notable Data Publications
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GOVERNMENT
NON-PROFITS & FOUNDATIONS
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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):
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Administration for Children and Families
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Two-Parent Study (January 29, 2015)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (February 27, 2015)
Department of Education
- Consolidated State Performance Report (Part I and Part II) (March 2, 2015)
- An Examination of Trends in Algebra II Enrollment and Completion in Texas Public High Schools (March 3, 2015)
Energy Information Administration
- Residential Energy Consumption Survey (March 3, 2015)
Federal Transit Administration
- 49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b) National Transit Database (February 27, 2015)
Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior
- Source Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native Owned and Operated Arts and Crafts Businesses (January 28, 2015)
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