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We told you the new Disclosure Avoidance Order would lead to less data, less privacy, or both. Today at Joint Statistical Mtgs we learned which one. Confidentiality protections in Title 13 are non-negotiable, & accuracy is now high priority, so... less data Details TBD Expect a blog from Census soon

"The USDA’s turnover and reduction in staffing have been negatively affecting its reporting and data collection, said Kester, who is also a rancher from Parkfield, Calif., and a former president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association." www.marketwatch.com/story/this-m...

This may be the real reason USDA made a huge revision to its beef-export sales data

It’s ‘like driving one more nail into the proverbial coffin,’ says a rancher about the recent deterioration in U.S. agriculture data

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Thank you for joining us for our Rapid Response Data Briefing on critical rulemaking for the 2030 census. Check out the recording here: 🔗https://dataindex.us/events/Rapid-Response-Data-Briefing-Critical-Rulemaking-for-2030-Census

I cannot tell you how many people have complained to me that we don't have a national survey asking how people use AI. If that includes you, here's your chance to comment on BLS's plans to ask about AI use in the American Time Use Survey starting in Jan. '27 fedscoop.com/bureau-of-la...

Labor seeks public feedback ahead of nationwide AI survey launch

The agency’s Bureau of Labor Statistics opened a two-month comment period ahead of its January 2027 launch of a survey on public adoption of and time spent on AI.

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Took me longer than usual to draft my comment* but I finally wrote my thoughts on proposed changes to federal grant funding!!! Want to write your own? You don't need to be like me and take 3 weeks. APS has a comment tool! (*Note: Census is in the hot seat, so there've been other fires to address.)

Comment on OMB proposed rule for federal financial assistance

Make your voice heard on the Office of Management and Budget's proposed federal grant funding changes and defend the scientific community from this existential threat.

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