Features     APDU calling on Congress to restore, modernize BLS budget APDU has learned that the Senate and House are developing appropriations proposals that must ready in the next few weeks. To that end,… 

Features     APDU Joins 100+ Organizations in Defense of ACS Good news from the Hill: the move to re-introduce an unpopular bill that would affect the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey has failed. Earlier… 

Feature President Obama Announces his 2015 Budget On Tuesday, the President released his 2015 budget, which includes funds allocated to the federal statistical agencies. Earlier in the week, APDU joined a number of other organizations… 

Feature     2014 Budget Calls for Cuts to Bureau of Labor Statistics On Friday, January 17, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 providing $592.2 million in funding to the… 

Feature     White House Issues Memo on Administrative Data To encourage the greater use of administrative data for statistical purposes, this Memorandum provides agencies with guidance for addressing the legal, policy, and operational issues… 

Feature     APDU Expresses Concerns over MO Telephone Legislation This week, APDU joined the Marketing Research Association (MRA) and the American Statistical Association (ASA) to express concern proposed legislation in the Missouri House of… 

Feature     APDU Begins Public Data University Webinar Series Last week, APDU began its year-long Public Data University webinar series, which will examine datasets from the major statistical agencies.  The inaugural session featured a… 

Feature   Today is Data Innovation Day Data Innovation day is a day long celebration of the benefits generated by the current revolution in data.  At events around the world, participants showcased the latest innovations… 

  Feature Data Innovation Day 2014, January 23, 2014 APDU is a partner to Data Innovation Day 2014, a global event raising awareness about the benefits and opportunities that come from increased use of information… 

  Feature     APDU has begun its Public Data University webinar series, an in-depth look at the data sets of all the major statistical agencies.  There are three levels of webinars: 101, 201, &… 

This is a special “free” version of APDU Weekly. Once per quarter, this member-only publication is released to non-members as well. Enjoy today’s edition, the last of 2013.   Feature     APDU Election Results…