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September 16 & 17, 2013 | George Washington University – Marvin Center | Washington, DC
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Elimination of the International Labor Comparisons Program
The International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program adjusted foreign data to a common framework of concepts, definitions, and classifications to facilitate data comparisons between the United States and other countries. ILC data were used to assess United States economic performance relative to other countries, as well as to evaluate the competitive position of the United States in international markets. On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the-board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. In order to achieve these budget cuts and protect core programs, The Bureau of Labor Statistics is eliminating the International Labor Comparisons program. Subject to BLS policies and procedures, the underlying data and the methodology used to produce the data will be available upon request.
Read more here.
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Child Poverty Still on the Rise, but Outlook for Children Better in Education and Health, KIDS COUNT Report Finds
As the nation’s economy recovers, America’s children are showing some signs of improvement despite an ever-growing poverty rate, according to new data in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT® Data Book. Children continue to progress in the areas of education and health. From roughly 2005 to 2011, the teen birth rate dropped by 15 percent to a historic low. The rate of high school students not graduating in four years saw an almost 20 percent decline, as did the child and teen death rate. The percentage of children without health insurance decreased by 30 percent. Read more here.
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Celebrating “Open Science” Champions of Change at the White House
On June 20, 2013, Obama Administration officials honored 13 extraordinary leaders and organizations selected as “Champions of Change” for their work using and promoting open scientific data and publications to grow our economy and improve our world. A call for nominations resulted in hundreds of extraordinary candidates across a wide range of scientific disciplines—from biomedicine, archeology, astronomy and medieval writings. Of the nominees, 13 were selected based on their outstanding contributions to a growing open science movement that is unleashing scientific data and information for use by innovators, researchers, and entrepreneurs. Read more here.
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Does Energy Benchmarking Actually Work?
The idea of energy benchmarking is simple: Building owners collect and report data on their annual energy and water use, and then use that data to make energy efficiency upgrades in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Thanks to the added data-collection costs and the possible negative impact of a low grade, benchmarking—which can be found in cities across the globe—tends to be unpopular with many of the building owners themselves. As it turns out, it also might not even be effective. Read more here.
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Can Open Data Create More Jobs?
Open data is part of the new breed of local governments. It’s a sign of transparency and the desire to offer better services to citizens. It could also be a catalyst for job growth. In an interview with California Forward, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom stressed that data is a driver of job creation. Read more here.
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Labor Markets after the Great Recession
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) held a forum on Labor Markets after the Great Recession at the National Press Club on June 14. The opening panel focused on Productivity, Sectoral Shifts, and Labor Force Dynamics and was moderated by David Wessel, The Wall Street Journal. John Haltiwanger, University of Maryland and NBER, discussed the labor market’s reallocation dynamics during the Great Recession as compared to earlier periods. Read more here.
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COSSA Congressional Briefing Discusses Aging in Rural America
On June 20, Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) hosted a congressional briefing to celebrate the release of a new book Rural Aging in 21st Century America, edited by Nina Glasgow, Cornell University, and E. Helen Berry, Utah State University, published by Springer. Glasgow began the briefing with an overview of rural aging. She reminded the audience that population aging is a worldwide phenomenon and is accelerating in developed countries like the U.S. as the baby boom generation reaches old age. By 2030, 20 percent of the world’s population (72 million people) will be over 65. Read more here.
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Notable Data Publications
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Each week, the APDU Data Update identifies recent statistical data releases of interest to APDU members.
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Did you work on a great report that you want your colleagues to know about? Just email us and we’ll include it here.
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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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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (August 23, 2013)
Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Institutional Remittances to Foreign Countries (August 26, 2013)
Census Bureau
- Collection of State Level Data on Nutrition Assistance (August 23, 2013)
- Generic Clearance for Internet Nonprobability Panel Pretesting (August 23, 2013)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) (August 20, 2013)
Federal Communications Commission
- Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices, FCC Form 333 (July 24, 2013)
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
- Noise Barrier Inventory (August 20, 2013)
- USDOT Survey and Comparative Assessment of Truck Parking Facilities (August 26, 2013)
Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Public Libraries Survey, FY 2014–2016 (August 20, 2013)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Fatal Analysis Reporting System (FARS) (August 26, 2013)
- National Survey of Driver Attitudes and Opinions of Advanced In-vehicle Alcohol Detection Systems (July 22, 2013)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Survey of Coastal Managers to Assess Needs for Ecological Forecasts (July 24, 2013)
National Science Foundation
- Higher Education Research and Development Survey (July 25, 2013)
- Making the Most of Big Data (September 2, 2013)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS
- 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (OMB No. 0930- 0110)—Revision (July 24, 2013)
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