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Wilbur Ross Talks Census Funding With Senate Approps
Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) opened discussion about the Census Bureau at a recent hearing reviewing the Department of Commerce?s FY2018 budget proposal with a bunch of concerns about the decennial Census and how to fund it. Shelby chairs the Senate Appropriations CJS Subcommittee, which determines funding for the Census Bureau.
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Legislators Consider Overhauling Higher Education Act
Both U.S. Secretary or Education Betsy DeVos and several members of Congress have expressed a desire to completely revamp the Higher Education Act of 1965, which has been re-authorized eight times and is due for another reauthorization, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Supporters of the idea say a significant retooling of the legislation could help address issues with student debt and accreditation, as well as issues regarding the lack of comprehensive and accessible data for students and parents to make informed college choices.
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“Human Project” Seeks 10,000 to Share Personal Data
Wanted: 10,000 New Yorkers interested in advancing science by sharing a trove of personal information, from cellphone locations and credit-card swipes to blood samples and life-changing events. For 20 years.
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New Zealand Government?s Open Data Gets $7.2 M Boost
Statistics minister Scott Simpson has announced funding of $7.2 million over the next three years to speed the release of government data under the government?s open data initiative. Simpson said open data would help businesses, councils, community and charitable groups as well as other data users make faster, better-informed decisions, help solve complex problems and make it easier for businesses to innovate and grow.
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Stand and Be Counted
WNYC podcast that discusses tumult at the Census. The podcast also discusses gerrymandering; the creation of the term “Hispanic”; and government spyware targeting Mexican journalists.
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New & Updated Data Sources
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Visualization of the Week
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Census 2016: This Is Australia as 100 People
If Australia were just 100 people, what would it look like? New census data gives us an opportunity to find out, and provides some surprising insights into the state of the nation.
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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 Economic Analysis
- Notice of Development of Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account (To Define and Measure the Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation) (July 26, 2017)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Report on Occupational Employment and Wages (July 26, 2017)
Census Bureau
- 2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (August 25, 2017)
- 2020 Census Redistricting Data Program Commencement of Phase 2: The Voting District Project (July 28, 2017)
- Generic Clearance for Internet Nonprobability Panel Pretesting (July 26, 2017)
National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
- Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) (July 26, 2017)
- Livestock Slaughter Survey (August 25, 2017)
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