May 10, 2018 FEATURES APDU Data Viz Awards Remember to pull together your submission for the 2018 Data Viz Awards. We are once again soliciting creative and meaningful graphic designs that use publicly-available data (for… 

April 26, 2018 FEATURES The U.S. Census Partnership Program The next census is coming in 2020. Counting an increasingly diverse and growing population, is a massive undertaking. It requires years of planning and the support… 

April 19, 2018 FEATURES 2018 APDU Annual Conference We invite you to shape the future of the federal statistical system and the use of public data. The Association of Public Data Users is pleased to… 

April 12, 2018 FEATURES 2020 Census Will Ask About Same-Sex Marriages for The First Time A new question about citizenship on the 2020 census form is in the headlines these days, but the U.S. Census… 

April 5, 2018 FEATURES A Census Citizenship Question Wouldn’t Just Impact Blue States Blue states are suing to block the question, but they aren’t the only areas particularly vulnerable to losing money and political power… 

March 29, 2018 FEATURES Department of Commerce Includes Citizenship Question in 2020 Census The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that a question on citizenship status will be included in the 2020 decennial census questionnaire to… 

March 22, 2018   FEATURES Announcing the 2018 APDU Annual Conference We invite you to shape the future of the federal statistical system and the use of public data. The Association of Public Data Users… 

March 15, 2018   FEATURES State Data Sharing Initiative Reports Released! We invite you to learn more about how to facilitate state level data sharing to improve the evidence-based evaluation of economic and workforce development. The… 

March 8, 2018 FEATURES New BEA Data on Outdoor Recreation Economy?Provide Comment The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has released prototype estimates from the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account (ORSA), spotlighting BEA?s new work on estimating… 

March 1, 2018 FEATURES Ex-Census Director: Citizenship Question Is ‘a Tremendous Risk’ The bureau?s former boss explains why adding a question about U.S. citizenship to the 2020 count would be a big mistake. Weekly Update… 

Features   Department of Commerce Releases Strategic Plan On February 13, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross released the Department of Commerce?s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. See Objectives 2.3, 4.1, and 4.2 for detail on the Department?s… 

Features   Professor Withdraws from Consideration for Top Census Job Thomas Brunell, a Texas professor with no government experience who testified on behalf of Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts, has withdrawn from consideration for…