Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.

The human capital agency again updated terms for its USAJobs application programming interface to reflect that the data is public and expressly allow analysis.

Vast amounts of new data are fundamentally shaping how people manage their lives and do their work. The volume is overwhelming—Google Dataset Search discovers 2 million new datasets every month—and so...

Germany’s biggest research funder has said it is “concerned” after Berlin, plus several other European countries, endorsed a controversial US-led science policy statement.

"Contractors shouldn't just be looking at potential federal exposure, but also state exposure," said Richard Arnolt.

Throughout the last 20+ years, the International Conference on Health Policy Statistics—organized by the Health Policy Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association—has played a vital rol...

By heedlessly seeking to end a centurieslong practice, the Trump administration is headed down a dangerous path.

Monitor U.S. federal datasets, surveys, and data changes in real time. Stay informed on risks, updates, and public data transparency. Learn about events related to federal data health. Learn more abou...

The Census Bureau has proposed unprecedented changes to the 2030 Census. Public comment closes November 2, 2026. Here's what's proposed and how to weigh in.

Coordination among federal science agencies is essential to ensure government-wide alignment on R&D investment priorities. However, the federal R&D enterprise suffers from egregious siloization.

In 2021, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the United States hosted a virtual workshop series titled: Virtual Workshop Series for Harnessing the Power of Data to Adv...

The Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. Russell Vought created lawlessness in every part of the Trump administ...

The census is used to determine how much say your state has in Congress and the Electoral College. President Trump failed to alter it during his first term, but he's trying again ahead of 2030.