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Nick Hart, Ph.D.

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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
More on our recent public trust work -- including the calls to OMB, a 1-page fact sheet on the analysis, and a video explainer! datafoundation.org/pages/public...
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Americans value federal statistics more than they trust them. We can work on that. New @datafoundation.bsky.social brief using Census data: 74.8% say policymakers need federal statistics, but 51.5% say they trust them. Measuring trust is how gov't starts earning it. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔗 A few scenes from the day, and my full reflections here: datafoundation.org/news/blogs/9... #opendata #CMS #EvidenceBased #Privacy #MAHA
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The Patient Should Not Be the Integration Layer: What I Heard at the MAHA Open Data Summit
The MAHA data summit included cross-partisan ideas for improving our data infrastructure, notes Data Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Nick Hart, Ph.D.
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What stood out was how neutral and substance-forward the conversation about data was: open data paired with privacy protections, outcomes over process, data standards and governance, and transparency in research. That is the cross-partisan language of evidence-based policymaking.
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A few years ago, a rare diagnosis, and then another, had me carrying my own medical records between health systems on CDs and USB drives. On Monday, at the MAHA Institute's Open Data Summit, I heard federal health officials describe how they are working to fix that.
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Had a great talk on the GovNavigators Show debriefing last week's govDATAx. We got into the real progress happening across the federal data ecosystem, how to balance representation with data privacy, and why public data is one of our best tools against fraud. www.govnavigators.com/the-govnavig...
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The @datafoundation.bsky.social is launching a process to create a National Data Strategy -- more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/nickrh...
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#cdo | Nick Hart, Ph.D.
While there are a lot or organizations developing and proposing new ideas, grand plans, and strategies for the future -- the process is just as important as the output. Today the Data Foundation is an...
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
If you aren't listening to Data for the People! You are missing out! More -- > www.linkedin.com/posts/nickrh...
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Data for the People! | Nick Hart, Ph.D.
My new favorite podcast -- and I'm not just saying this because it's from the Data Foundation (bias disclosed) -- is J.B. Wogan's Data for the People! Great host, great discussion, much to learn! Cu...
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Check out my latest article: Killer Robots: Claude Literally Killed Me, and I'm Still Here to Tell the Story linkedin.com/pulse/killer... via @LinkedIn
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
At #JSM2026, Census Bureau leadership took an hour of questions on the Commerce Disclosure Avoidance Order. My readout: data products are continuing, the accuracy/availability/confidentiality tradeoff shifts rather than disappears, & policy vs stat need separating. datafoundation.org/news/blogs/8...
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Accuracy, Access, and Confidentiality: Census Leadership Addresses the Disclosure Avoidance Order
At Boston's 2026 Joint Statistical Meetings, Census Bureau leadership clarified that no data products are being discontinued, but the accuracy-access-confidentiality tradeoff remains unavoidable.
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The @datafoundation.bsky.social takes no position on the order. We are here to help decision-makers, policymakers, and our community understand the facts. Full explainer and fact sheet: datafoundation.org/pages/Unders...
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Understanding DAO 216-26
Data Foundation Understanding DAO 216-26
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Here's a short, nonpartisan explainer on the new U.S. Department of Commerce privacy order (DAO 216-26), and what it does and doesn't mean for federal government data. 1/x
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Data Foundation @datafoundation.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🚨 Final days to nominate! 2026 Datum Awards close Friday, July 17 at midnight ET. Give a shoutout to a gov data leader today 📣 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #DatumAwards
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The founders were data people. I know, not the phrase you expected. But counting was America's first act of self-government, written into Article One. Good data doesn't belong to any political party—it belongs to the country. Happy 4th. Let's keep moving forward. drive.google.com/file/d/1vbOM...
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Proud to share 2 new Expert Engagement Guides from the Data Foundation's Center for Evidence Capacity. The most effective expert comments aren't the loudest, they're when agencies address the merits. These guides cover rulemakings & information collections datafoundation.org/news/blogs/8...
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Equipping the Evidence Ecosystem to Engage: New Expert Engagement Guides
The Data Foundation's Expert Engagement Guides serve as a practical resource to help the data community enhance its effectiveness in federal rulemaking and information collection processes.
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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Data Foundation Endorses Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act Ahead of Markup
Legislation pairs operational modernization of Treasury's Do Not Pay system with strong privacy protections and rigorous oversight, addressing billions of dollars in preventable improper payments
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Privacy and program effectiveness aren't at odds. They reinforce each other. This bill removes targeted administrative barriers while preserving core safeguards. We're urging the Committee to advance this bill in its mark-up on April 29th. 3/3 Link below 👇
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The bill includes a strong privacy framework. It preserves independent verification before any adverse action, maintains confidentiality obligations, establishes congressional oversight and public reporting, & streamlines administrative processes -all w/o eliminating the protections that matter. 2/3
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Today, the Data Foundation is endorsing the Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act ahead of tomorrow's markup in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 1/3
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
📜 Policy brief with top five options -- datafoundation.org/news/reports... /END
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Program Integrity Through Data Infrastructure: Policy Brief
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
📕 Full report with ten ranked options that span three categories: data infrastructure enhancements, verification system modernization, and coordination and innovation -- datafoundation.org/news/reports... /5
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Program Integrity Through Data Infrastructure: Options for Reducing Improper Payments
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
📰 Press release announcing the full report with ten ranked policy options -- datafoundation.org/news/press-r... /4
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New Report Offers Policymakers Data-Driven Options to Prevent Improper Payments in Federal Programs
As the national focus on government efficiency intensifies, the Data Foundation’s practical, non-partisan proposals use timely, accurate, and interoperable data systems to save taxpayer dollars
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The report lays out policy options for shifting the government away from a pay-and-chase model toward preventative screening -- with real scorable savings potential for the current budget moment./3
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Today the Data Foundation is releasing "Program Integrity Through Data Infrastructure," a flagship product of our year-long Fiscal Intelligence Initiative, supported by the The Peter G. Peterson Foundation. /2
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The federal government reported more than $160 billion in improper payments last year. Over $45 billion of that traces back to failures in death, identity, and marital status verification -- not fraud, but a data infrastructure problem. /1
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Looking for a way to take action on the OPRE restructuring -- join our sign-on letter here: datafoundation.org/news/advocac...
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Sign-On Letter: Preserve Federal Research & Evaluation on Children and Families
The Data Foundation is coordinating a sign-on letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy urging the Department to halt the restructuring of one of the federal government's most effective evaluation offices.
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
We call on Secretary Kennedy and the Administration to reconsider this decision -- Full statement here: datafoundation.org/news/press-r...
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Joint Statement from the Data Foundation and Results for America on the Restructuring of OPRE at ACF
A joint statement on the decision to drastically restructure and effectively dismantle the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
"Eliminating the ability to study what works does not make the government more efficient—it makes the government blind. Without evidence, policymakers cannot distinguish between programs that help families and programs that fail them."
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
"The decision to gut OPRE is a devastating blow to children, families, and communities across America." -Joint statement from the Data Foundation and Results for America about decision to reduce office that supports scaling what works for child welfare, child support, head start, foster care & more.
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Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · 13/02/2026
"The decision to gut OPRE is a devastating blow to children, families, and communities across America." Go, @nickhartphd.bsky.social! #defenddata #defendresearch #rstats #statsky
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Joint Statement from the Data Foundation and Results for America on the Restructuring of OPRE at ACF
A joint statement on the decision to drastically restructure and effectively dismantle the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
More about the Data Foundation's People's Data 100 --> in musical form: #OpenData
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The People's Data 100 - The Musical
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
NEW: The White House's Office of Management and Budget has a new chief statistician overseeing the Census Bureau & other federal statistical agencies, according to StatsPolicy.gov. Stuart Levenbach has replaced Mark Calabria, according to the website's "About Us" page statspolicy.gov/about/#members
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
In a replay from 2017, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R) says: "Do any of you know about the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking? This has gotta be one of the best things that's been done in the federal government in 50 years." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbaz...
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Data Transparency 2017 - Closing Keynote: An Open Data Transformation for Federal Grants
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Great to see data infrastructure featured prominently in the new Trump Administration President's Management Agenda priorities announced today. A tension: accountability and results—measuring results requires protecting the data systems that enable verification. datafoundation.org/news/press-r...
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Statement from the Data Foundation on the Trump Administration’s President’s Management Agenda
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Chris Marcum 📖 @csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/12/2025
Tomorrow House Oversight will mark up the Information Quality Assurance Act, which will codify many aspects of OMB information quality policy. This is a bipartisan bill that I have worked very hard on for years. With agencies misinterpreting or misapplying their obligations on information […]
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
"America's #AI leadership depends not just on having the most data, but on having the right data, used responsibly, with clear purpose and strong governance." www.forbes.com/councils/for...
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From Data Hoarding To Data Strategy: Building AI That Actually Works
It's time to clean house before we build the future.
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
#openaccess summary of impacts here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Impacts from October 2025 RIFs
Monitoring Impacts from October 2025 RIFs and Shutdown Last Updated: SHARE UPDATES DIRECTLY TO IMPACT@DATAFOUNDATION.ORG (identifiable) or at www.safe-track.org (anonymous) TABLE OF CONTENTS: TOPLI...
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Data Foundation monitoring Oct 10 federal RIFs affecting ~4,300 employees. Significant impacts at CDC (including NCHS vital records), IRS, SAMHSA, ACF & other data/evaluation units. Share information: impact@datafoundation.org or www.safe-track.org (anonymous). Tracking doc in comments.
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Today is the anniversary of the Public Trust rule under the #EvidenceAct — our statement — www.linkedin.com/posts/nickrh...
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#evidenceact #publictrust #statistics #ai #datagovernance | Nick Hart, Ph.D.
Today marks one year since OMB finalized the Public Trust Rule under the Evidence Act. Watch my statement on where we are and what needs to happen next. ⬇️ The Public Trust Rule codifies four fundame...
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Join the Data Foundation on 10/7 at 1 pm ET to learn about what has happened with data.gov, open data, and data leadership in the federal government. If you're a furloughed federal worker, you can still attend by re-registering with your personal email. datafoundation.org/events/view/...
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Great to see former Trump-appointed BLS Commissioner Bill Beach call for implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act and the #EvidenceAct regulations that are long overdue. 💯 Video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sncc... #opendata #transparency #EvidenceAct
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Data Foundation statement on allegations of unauthorized data access at SSA: www.linkedin.com/posts/nickrh...
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Calls for Investigation of SSA CDO Allegations | Nick Hart, Ph.D.
We created Chief Data Officers to improve federal data governance at every agency -- they serve many functions, including analyzing risks and serving as early warning systems when institutional safegu...
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
A pleasure to join the @cnn.com This Morning team to talk about federal statistics and trust in our data. We need improved mechanisms for transparency -- even "radical transparency" about data: #opendata #transparency #FedDataStrategy
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
President Trump today announced he is nominating EJ Antoni from the Heritage Foundation to serve as the new BLS Commissioner. This is a politically appointed & Senate confirmed position; the last commissioner, a Biden appointee was just dismissed by Trump. #statistics truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
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Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Highly Respected Economist, Dr. E.J. Antoni, as the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Our Economy is booming, and E.J. will ensure that...
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Thank you!! Very much appreciate the support. Let's get this to #SXSW26 -- a much needed public discussion that affects #openscience and #nationalsecurity.
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
My takeaways from #ASAE2025 and what it means for the Data Coalition members -- more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/nickrh... #ASAE25
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Just wrapped an inspiring few days at #ASAE2025 in Los Angeles 🌟 | Nick Hart, Ph.D.
Just wrapped an inspiring few days at #ASAE2025 in Los Angeles 🌟 Connecting with association leaders across sectors reminded me why collaboration matters more than ever in 2025. Whether you’re runnin...
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
🚨 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮. Help us expose this at #SXSW2026 with Chris Marcum, Nancy Potok, Suzette Kent. 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲 → participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx... ⏰ Ends Aug 24 #DataSecurity #NationalSecurity #SXSW26
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Looking forward to joining #jsm2025 over the next couple days. Here’s my take on the moment via LinkedIn - it’s too long for BlueSky! www.linkedin.com/posts/nickrh...
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📊 "Our politics is data" - and America's statistical system is built for this moment. | Nick Hart, Ph.D.
📊 "Our politics is data" - and America's statistical system is built for this moment. Today I am heading to the Joint Statistical Meetings (#JSM25) with the American Statistical Association - ASA in ...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
6. Data Foundation's @nickhartphd.bsky.social‬ says the independence of the U.S. federal statistical system "is not dependent on any single individual but is built into the system itself through robust policies, procedures, legal frameworks, and the culture and people of the statistical system"
The Data Foundation reaffirms its commitment to supporting the integrity and independence of America’s federal statistical system. Recent events underscore the importance of the institutional and legal safeguards that protect the objectivity of federal statistics and serve the American people and economy. 

Statistical independence is not dependent on any single individual but is built into the system itself through robust policies, procedures, legal frameworks, and the culture and people of the statistical system. The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Evidence Act), signed into law by President Trump on January 14, 2019, established comprehensive protections for statistical agencies. Building on this foundation, the Office of Management and Budget’s Public Trust Rule—a regulation required by the Evidence Act—codifies four fundamental responsibilities for statistical agencies: producing timely information, conducting credible and accurate activities, maintaining objectivity, and protecting data provider confidentiality. We have confidence that federal statistical products retain their fidelity to those principles.
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Nick Hart, Ph.D. @nickhartphd.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
My statement on the termination of the BLS commissioner and other comments about federal statistics in recent days: datafoundation.org/news/press-r...
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Data Foundation Statement on Trustworthiness in Federal Statistics
Data Foundation statement following President Trump’s removal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner on August 1, 2025, and other recent comments about federal statistics
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