Features Appropriations Bills Stalled Indefinitely The Senate was preparing to debate the fiscal year (FY) 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill (the bill that funds the National Science Foundation, Census Bureau,…
Is Data Science a disruptive anomaly to traditional statisticians? Or, are they one and the same thing with Data Science simply an extension of traditional statistics? There are a number of articles highlighting the differences…
On Wednesday, the Senate passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. This act is a significant development in the nation’s workforce development system utilizing evidence-based strategies for this development. One portion of the bill that…
The U.S. Census Bureau announced this week that two new members will join the Census Scientific Advisory Committee. Kenneth Simonson — the Associated General Contractors of America’s chief economist — and Jack Levis — the…
Features Data Science and Statistics Is Data Science a disruptive anomaly to traditional statisticians? Or, are they one and the same thing with Data Science simply an extension of traditional statistics? There are a number…
APDU has just learned that Senator David Vitter (R-LA) has filed an amendment to the FY2015 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill (H.R. 4660), being considered now in the U.S. Senate, that would prohibit the…
Breaking News Amendment Filed Endangering 2020 Census APDU has just learned that Senator David Vitter (R-LA) has filed an amendment to the FY2015 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill (H.R. 4660), being considered now in…
On an average day in 2013, employed adults living in households with no children under age 18 engaged in leisure activities for 4.5 hours, about an hour more than employed adults living with a child…
A look at data-related legislative and public policy issues for the week of June 10, 2014.
Features Thompson discusses continuing struggles of ACS Census Bureau Director John Thompson delivered the morning keynote on the final day of last week?s C2ER Annual Conference and discussed the implications of changing the American Community…
John Thompson, Census Bureau Director discussed the American Community Survey at the 54th Annual Conference of the Council for Community and Economic Research’s (C2ER).
A look at data legislation in the news, for the week of May 22.