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APDU Conference: Call for Proposals
The 2017 APDU Annual Conference will be held on September 13-14, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia at the Residence Inn Arlington/Pentagon City. Be sure to save the date by clicking here.
APDU is welcoming members to join with our theme of ?Communicating Data? by submitting a proposal for a presentation or panel related to public data. We are inviting proposals on any topic relating to public data, whether based on a particular project, data practice, or formal paper. You may submit ideas for a single presentation or a full panel (three presenters, plus a moderator).
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Former BLS Commissioners Fight for Safety Records Rule
Two former commissioners of the Bureau of Labor Statistics representing both political parties wrote to the leaders of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) opposing the repeal of the OSHA injury recordkeeping rule. This rule requires the collection of injury records of employers dating back five years.
Please inform your networks about this important rule and tell them to contact the HELP committee to inform them about the value of this data. Click here to read the letter.
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Politicizing Census Puts Crucial Data at Risk
A draft executive order, if enacted, would politicize the 2020 census, thereby jeopardizing the integrity of its results and driving up costs for taxpayers. The draft executive order would direct the Census Bureau to include questions about immigration status in the decennial census, an idea that Republican members of Congress previously proposed before the 2010 Census.
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New & Updated Data Sources
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Census Bureau Releases 2014 SIPP
The U.S. Census Bureau released statistics from the first wave of the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation. This is the Census Bureau’s premier survey for measuring the dynamics of income, employment, health insurance and participation in government transfer programs. Accompanying the release are six research briefs that illustrate important demographic, fertility, program and wealth measures.
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Visualization of the Week
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What Trump Cut in His Budget
The Trump administration released a preliminary 2018 budget proposal, which details many of the changes the president wants to make to the federal government?s spending. The proposal covers only discretionary, not mandatory, spending. Click through to see how the budget may change.
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Notable Data Publications
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GOVERNMENT
NONPROFITS & FOUNDATIONS
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Federal Rulemaking and Calls for Comment
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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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Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Revision of the BJS Confidentiality Pledge (May 19, 2017)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Annual Tank Car Survey (May 22, 2017)
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