Feature   John H. Thompson Appointed Executive Director of COPAFS The Board of Directors of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS) has announced the appointment of John H. Thompson as Executive Director,… 

Feature   Secretary of Commerce Names Interim Census Leadership U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the interim leadership of the U.S. Census Bureau under the Vacancies Reform Act, effective upon the retirement of Census… 

Feature   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… 

Feature   Data Journalism: How Not To Be Wrong At the intersection of data and journalism, lots can go wrong. Taking only precautions might sometimes not be enough. ?It?s very well possible that your story… 

Feature   Expanding Training on Data & Tech to Improve Communities Local government and nonprofit staff need data and technology skills to regularly monitor local conditions and design programs that achieve more effective outcomes. Tailored… 

Feature   Coordinating America?s Geospatial Data A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have introduced the Geospatial Data Act to coordinate the federal government?s efforts to collect and manage geospatial data. Many federal agencies collect geospatial… 

Feature   Census: Budget Would Deal 2020 Count Critical Blow Representatives of a coalition of census stakeholders expressed concern the Trump administration?s proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget for the Census Bureau ?woefully underfunds preparations for… 

Feature     Announcing the 2017 APDU Annual Conference! Packed with more content than ever before, join us for a conference that promises to grapple with the key issues of the day: the federal budget?s… 

Feature   U.S. Census Director Resigns Over Funding of 2020 Count The director of the U.S. Census Bureau is resigning, leaving the agency leaderless at a time when it faces a crisis over funding for… 

Feature   Analysis of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill On May 1, Congress announced that a bipartisan deal had been brokered to fund the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2017. The omnibus… 

Feature   Trump Mulls Changing Official Unemployment Rate President Trump is considering a move that would increase the official unemployment rate by a full point, and it’s an idea that many liberals would be OK… 

Feature   Steve Ballmer Serves Up a Fascinating Data Trove Mr. Ballmer has made public a database and a report that he and a small army of economists, professors and other professionals have been assembling…