APDU Advocacy Makes a Difference
Happy New Year! As we look to 2016, we wanted to let you know that APDU has been hard at work advocating for the public data programs that you rely on. In the run-up to…
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Features Voting Results Are In! Voting for the APDU Board concluded on December 15, and results are in: Kathy Pettit remains in her At-Large seat, Sarah Burgoyne replaces Ken Hodges as Secretary in a…
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Features REMINDER: Board Voting Closes Tuesday Voting for open seats including At-Large, Secretary, and Treasurer closes on Tuesday, December 15. Make sure your voice is heard and vote today! No Funding Increase for…
Job Board December 2015
Welcome to the new APDU Job Board! Members are invited to submit job postings at their organization; the Board will also include a collection of public data-related positions (research, projections, etc.) from a variety of Federal,…
Why Join APDU?
Since 1977, the Association of Public Data Users has been advocating for public data and educating our dedicated membership about its value. We have a weekly newsletter, the popular Public Data University, continually growing Annual…
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This update is an APDU member benefit distributed weekly. If you are interested in learning more about APDU membership, please contact Brendan Buff or Spencer Abrams. Features Why Join APDU? Since 1977, the…
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Features Commerce Selects First Ever Chief Data Scientist With the launch of the Commerce Data Service (CDS), the U.S. Department of Commerce is taking big steps toward building a data-driven government. Commerce recently announced…
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Features Preparing for the 2020 Census: Will the Technology be Ready? The House Subcommittee on Government Operations and Subcommittee on Information Technology recently held a hearing on technology preparedness for the 2020 census. In…
Advocate for Important Data Programs
Congress and the Administration have reached a budget deal for FY2016 (and FY2017) that will increase the overall spending limit for non-defense discretionary programs by $25 billion for the fiscal year that started October 1st.…
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Features Advocate for Important Data Programs Congress and the Administration have reached a budget deal for FY2016 (and FY2017) that will increase the overall spending limit for non-defense discretionary programs by $25 billion for…
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Features Canada?s Long-Form Census Could Be Re-Instated? During the campaign, Canada?s Prime Minister-designate, Justin Trudeau, promised the return of the mandatory long-form census. Now researchers are pushing the incoming administration to restore the census…
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Features Apply Now for ACS Data Products Redesign Group In partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is soliciting applications for membership in a new American Community Survey (ACS) Data…