APDU Weekly
Features Agenda, hotel, vendor details released for APDU 2014 The 2014 APDU Annual Conference takes place in Arlington VA, September 16-17. A draft agenda of the two-meeting is now online, along with hotel…
Data takes center stage in Washington DC
It’s been a busy week in data-related issues in Washington DC. Here’s a look at legislation, budgets, and reports.
APDU Weekly
Features APDU website gets a new face This week, a new, redesigned APDU.org launched. The new site features a sleeker, more modern layout, a mobile-friendly structure, and some new features. One such feature…
Association of Public Data Users 2014 Annual Conference
The preliminary agenda for the 2014 APDU Annual Conference features two days of keynotes, general sessions, breakouts, and networking, along with a few new features.
Georgetown U. researchers discuss online jobs ads data
Last week, Jeff Strohl and Tamara Jayasundera from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University presented findings from their just-released report on online jobs ads data, as part of the Public Data University 301-level series special topic series.
APDU joins Friends of BLS, expresses concerns about recent budget actions
APDU joined a group of concerned national organizations, representing the newly formed Friends of BLS, to meet with Justin Gibbons and Stephen Steigleder, staffers for the Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Subcommittee on April 25 to express our concerns about how recent budget actions have impacted Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
APDU Weekly
Features BEA releases new personal income statistics Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released comprehensive statistics on regional differences in incomes for 50 states and 381 metro areas. For the first time, Americans looking…
Susan Aud discusses CTE stats at NCES
Susan Aud from NCES discusses the new Career/Technical Education (CTE) Statistics system on a Public Data University APDU webinar.
APDU introduces member committees
Based on feedback from the recent member survey, APDU is interested in engaging individual members through committees. These committees give members a chance to have a voice in their membership network, while helping carry out APDU’s mission to serve the many needs of data users.
Census, Current Population Survey, and “questions”
The Census was all over the news yesterday, as changes to health insurance coverage questions raised concerns that quality of data could be degraded, especially with regard to the Affordable Care Act. Specifically, the Current Population Survey (CPS) will see changes to the wording of certain questions.
APDU Weekly
Features Announcing APDU member committees Based on feedback from the annual membership survey, APDU is rolling out a few committees for members to serve on as advisors to the Board and staff. If…
APDU co-chairs new Friends of BLS group
APDU is co-chairing a new effort to educate decision-makers on the work done by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Friends of BLS.