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Short-staffed agencies have pared back data they collect and share, creating blind spots for state and local governments and businesses.

SABEW, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, is raising alarm over troubling signs of deterioration in the quality and timeliness of work by federal statistical agencies. In a recent...

DOGE's push to cut some federal surveys conducted by the Census Bureau may be duplicating a White House agency's oversight work and weaken U.S. data infrastructure, experts warn.

Why destroy the funding that made the United States a leader in technology and invention?

May xx, 2025 The Honorable John Kennedy Chair Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Chuck Fleischmann Chair Appropri...

This US survey examines (a) The termination of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Council and shrinking staff at the core US statistical agencies will lead to a substantial reduction in the reli...

The federal statistical system is at risk. Declining data quality would compound the harm of an economic downturn or financial crisis.

Trump administration actions compound the long-running erosion of the government's statistical infrastructure. Statistics need more budget and program support.

America may soon be unable to measure itself properly

Trump administration actions compound the long-running erosion of the government's statistical infrastructure. Statistics need more budget and program support.

Our system is failing too many students. Without the nation’s report card, parents and policymakers would be flying blind, Winston writes.

When people think of public goods, they most likely think of things like parks or schools. But official statistics are also a kind of public good. They help us understand things like housing prices, t...

America’s ‘gold standard’ statistics are closely scrutinised by investors, policymakers and researchers

One of the government's activities is the gathering of reliable statistics to guide policy and the quality of national statistics has become a concern.

The UK’s embattled statistics agency is quietly shaking up its top team after a string of high-profile problems with key economics data.

The removal of advisers supporting closely watched monthly releases may mean trouble for agencies that provide vital information on jobs and inflation.

Economists and scientists worry over disappearing data and advisory groups

HUD and FHFA are shutting down some functions, with more cuts expected soon and power consolidation already underway.

The test, known as ‘The Nation’s Report Card,’ once had over 30 people to run it. Now it has zero.

At USAFacts, the only opinion we have is that government data should be easier to access. ⬇️A statement from our founder Steve Ballmer.

Economists and scientists worry over disappearing data and advisory groups

The American Statistical Association is the world’s largest community of statisticians, the “Big Tent for Statistics.

A conversation with Neil Dutta

DOGE might assume that probationary employees are expendable, but they are not.

Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance.

Acting stats chief booted after only 15 days in the job; fate of the Nation’s Report Card unclear

Reports indicate that the Trump administration has laid off nearly all staff at the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) as part of a massive number of staff cuts across the Department of E...

The erosion of this fundamental information will create immediate blind spots for districts and states.

The abrupt termination of most National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) staff at the Department of Education yesterday represents an alarming and…

The American Statistical Association is the world’s largest community of statisticians, the “Big Tent for Statistics.

Bennett & Finn: NAEP remains the single most important activity of the Education Department. Which is why it needs the secretary's watchful attention.