The Census Bureau has proposed unprecedented changes to the 2030 Census. Public comment closes October 13, 2026. Here's what's proposed and how to weigh in.

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

Since our earliest days, we have used a Google spreadsheet to track and manage the dataset rescue workflow, ensuring that data identified as at-risk are preserved, curated, and made accessible. The…

Preserving public data

Today’s post is an interview with our new Volunteer Coordinator! The DRP is able to offer this position because of the generous support of the Portfolio to Protect Science, a fiscally sponsored…

ALT: Magnitude's Iconic 'Pop Pop!'

ICPSR has been an integral partner in the work to back up and advocate for public data. Without ICPSR’s DataLumos, the volunteers of the Data Rescue Project would not have had the infrastructure neces...

Save Our Signs aims to document every sign in the more than 400 national parks and historic sites across the country before the Trump administration removes them

The DRP Steering Committee is excited about the release of the draft Strategic Plan of the Coalition for Resilient Research Data Infrastructure (CRRDI). DRP Director Lynda Kellam has been working with...

Today’s post is an interview with our new Metadata Analyst! The DRP is grateful to be able to offer this position throught the generous support of the Portfolio to Protect Science, a fiscally sponsore...

Reflections on government information librarianship

ALT: Anna from Frozen is Excited and Happy

A new initiative to save humanitarian sector archives, records, and datasets has begun by launching a survey.

When the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was dismantled in early 2025, groups and individuals mobilized to rescue information resources created by staff and partners. The pa...

Mapping where the money is (and isn't) going in the data rescue movement.