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Blog Post: APDU President Warren Brown
President Brown contributed a post to the APDU blog on the elimination of ACS 3-year data products. The State Data Center Steering Committee followed up with the Census Bureau, and are recommending that persons wishing to comment on the proposal contact James Treat, Chief, American Community Survey Office.
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Here?s What?s Good for Data in Obama?s 2016 Budget
From developing powerful new medical technologies to improving financial transparency, Obama?s budget includes numerous data-focused, non-partisan provisions that offer great benefits to the public and private sector, and Congress should be sure to keep these in mind as it develops its own.
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White House Names First US Chief Data Scientist
The White House has named DJ Patil its first ever Chief Data Scientist and Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Data Policy. Patil?who has worked inside several big-name Silicon Valley operations, including LinkedIn, eBay, PayPal, Skype, and venture capital firm Greylock Partners?will now act as an evangelist for new applications of big data across all areas of government, with a particular focus on healthcare.
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Spotlight on Data Chief in Census Bureau
This post is part of the Spotlight on Commerce series highlighting members of the Department of Commerce and their contributions to building a middle class economy in honor of Black History Month. This edition follows the story of Tommy Wright, Chief, Center for Statistical Research and Methodology, U. S. Bureau of the Census.
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New & Updated Data Sources
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Launching Disasters.Data.Gov for Responders & Survivors
First previewed at the White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Initiative Demo Day, disasters.data.gov is designed to be a public resource to foster collaboration and the continual improvement of disaster-related open data, free tools, and new ways to empower first responders, survivors, and government officials with the information needed in the wake of a disaster.
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Visualization of the Week
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The Impact of Vaccines
The number of infected people, measured over 70-some years and across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, generally declined after vaccines were introduced. The heat maps show number of cases per 100,000 people.
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Notable Data Publications
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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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National Institutes of Health
- Assessment of Oncology Nursing Education and Training in Low and Middle Income Countries (March 27, 2015)
- Health Information National Trends Survey (March 20, 20150
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
- 2015 National Household Travel Survey (April 20, 2015)
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