Denice W. Ross
@denicewross.bsky.social
Former U.S. Chief Data Scientist. Building a more resilient national data infrastrucuture ❤️🇺🇸📊
The US has a problem: dead data — and UNDEAD DATA. I had a chat with the incredible @denicewross.bsky.social (data advocate and former US chief data scientist) who told me about what keeps her up at night. www.not-ship.com/american-fed...
American federal data has a zombie problem
In the hollowed-out halls of Washington, statistics are being killed or left to rot.
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For Bat Week 2026, we made @denicewross.bsky.social dress up like a bat and talk data. Check it out on FAStagram ⤵️ www.instagram.com/reel/DfCe7iq...
There are few people I turn to more for thoughtful, historically informed, and thorough analysis of science policy than @colesci.bsky.social . He pulls the mask off on this Administration's pivot away from basic research as a "fix" for a decades-long frustrated federal science portfolio. 🧵
What’s Really Behind the Science Slowdown the White House Wants to Fix?
Debate about the efficacy of R&D spending needs to look at the ecosystem in total, writes Cole Donovan.
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In a new commentary in @jamanetworkopen.com, UCS President @gretchentg.bsky.social and Research Manager @dminovi.bsky.social highlight how we should reimagine federal science advice—and what we stand to lose if federal advisory committees are blocked, left languishing, or eliminated.
Reimagining Federal Science Advice—What to Preserve and What to Reform
In Taherifard et al,1 the authors analyze research studies of US Health and Human Services (HHS) federal advisory committees and offer insights about their use over time, the prevalence of conflicts…
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SSA updated the Compassionate Allowances List with 14 new conditions, including rare diseases affecting 🧠 and 🫀 health, to fast-track disability benefits. 📝 www.ssa.gov/blog/en/post... 📋 www.ssa.gov/compassionat... 🐟 www.federaldatafieldguide.us
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We know there are concerns about how new commerce restrictions on data privacy methods will affect data products, so we set out to answer some of the most frequently asked questions. dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
The dataindex.us team continues to impress with thorough, thoughtful, and trustworthy monitoring of the federal data ecosystem. More from @denicewross.bsky.social and Chris Dick here: fas.org/publication/...
How Do We Track Terminations of Federal Data? - Federation of American Scientists
As federal data policy nerds, the question we get asked all the time is "How much data has the current administration terminated?"
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Thanks to Terry Gerton @federalnewsnetwork.com for launching the monthly Data Dish with @denicewross.bsky.social and I on the Federal Drive Podcast today! We discussed the federaldatafieldguide.us and data for Alzheimer's and Brain Health Awareness Month: federalnewsnetwork.com/big-data/202...
Better decisions depend on data, but only if people can actually use it | Federal News Network
We're encountering some real new frontiers around the complexity of data and what our society needs from federal data," said Denice Ross.
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Great post from @csmarcum.bsky.social and @denicewross.bsky.social . I'm a fellow of the @amstatnews.bsky.social and understand the significance of these measures. Research infrastructure and real-world data are priorities of the #NIA and #NIH.
Revealing the Hidden Data Supporting Alzheimer's Patients with the Federal Data Field Guide - Federation of American Scientists
Federal data is a diverse ecosystem with well over 500,000 datasets – including those tackling Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).
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@denicewross.bsky.social and I are excited to announce the release of the Federal Data Field Guide - a new resource to help you navigate the wilds of federal data: www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/2026/ne...
New Federal Data Field Guide Helps Americans Navigate the Rich Diversity of Our Federal Data Ecosystem
Denice Ross, who served as the nation’s second U.S. Chief Data Scientist, and her former White House colleague Christopher Marcum have launched the Federal Data Field Guide.
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“Whether you’re making business decisions, or deciding whether to buy a house in a certain area that might be flood prone,” says Sloan grantee @denicewross.bsky.social, “government data can’t be replaced.” Ross is building a more resilient national data infrastructure: time.com/7344773/wome...
The Women Saving America’s Climate Data
Meet the network saving federal environmental data. But, as Trump enters his second year, how long can this effort last?
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@denicewross.bsky.social compiled an excellent list of statements of gratitude for federal data sets: www.linkedin.com/posts/denice...
Federal Data We're Thankful For | Denice Ross | 14 comments
This Thanksgiving, I asked some of my data friends and colleagues to join me in sharing what federal data we are most thankful for. It was hard narrowing it down to one dataset! Some of us chose a...
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🚨 USDA has terminated the Food Security Supplement (FSS), the only nationally representative measure of household food insecurity. 🗓️ Register for our Rapid Response Data Briefing here: tinyurl.com/FSS-webinar ✍️ Submit a comment to save the data: tinyurl.com/FSS-comment-...
New episode! Special guest Denice Ross joins to talk about the federal data ecosystem and why it matters for democratic accountability. Plus: H1B changes, new senate rules on nominations, and yes, the great gaggle of gobsmacked GOFOs. Plus: Robert Redford! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
UNGA, Advise & Consent, Democratic Data
Podcast Episode · Sirens: A Bombshell production · 10/02/2025 · 1h 17m
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📣 In the first 6 months of the Trump Administration, we found 100s of information collections influenced by Presidential Actions. These numbers illustrate how policy shifts at the executive level can shape federal data. www.dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
Here are FIVE surprising ways federal data make your life better, with our friends at @essentialdata.us: 1. We get up to $53B/yr free pest control because we don't accidentally build bridges through bat habitats 2. We know where to get those sweet, sweet space minerals 3. Labubu matcha
The CDC quietly neutered the best Covid data on the planet yesterday. ED data visualization has been stripped of age stratification, and state-by-state trends. ED data has been far better for state by state trends than WW. Poof.
The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) has been cancelled for 2025. In our latest blog post, Peter Bonner explains what key stakeholders will lose when this legally required data isn’t collected. Read the full blog post to learn more: www.dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
By Eliminating the 2025 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) We Lose A Critical Performance Feedback Loop | America's Data Index
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“Losing trust in government statistics wouldn’t be the end of the world, but it would be the end of the world as we know it.” Sobering thoughts for investors and others from Jeff Sommer. What if You Can’t Believe the Official Numbers? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/b... #econsky @aaronsojourner.org
What if You Can’t Believe the Official Numbers?
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"The first rule of government transformation is: there are a lot of rules. And there should be-ish. But we don’t need to wait for permission to rewrite them. Let’s go fix and build some things and show how it’s done.” We don't need to wait for permission to rewrite them! fas.org/publication/...
Direct File Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
"The first rule of government transformation is: there are a lot of rules. And there should be-ish. But we don't need to wait for permission to rewrite them. Let's go fix and build some things and sho...
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The public data that we all rely on is under attack, from economic statistics 📈 to weather data🌪️. So we are sharing stories every day about how essential public data is. Calling all data nerds to add your favorite dataset to the collection at essentialdata.us 🤓
America's Essential Data
Highlighting examples of how our essential public data serve the American people.
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On @marketplace.org: former U.S. Chief Data Scientist & @scientistsorg.bsky.social sr fellow @denicewross.bsky.social There’s been a “targeted, surgical removal of data sets, or elements of data sets, that are not aligned with the administration’s priorities” 🧪📉 www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
Federal data has been disappearing under Trump
There’s been a “targeted, surgical removal of data sets, or elements of data sets, that are not aligned with the administration’s priorities,” said Denice Ross at the Federation of American Scientists...
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In this 6 min read I cover a lot of data ground -- 📪 junk mail, the 🚢 Titanic, 🦇 bats, 👮 police, 🛫 air travel, and 🤖 🌊 captainless ships TL;DR If you use federal data, now's the time to start telling the story about why it matters
Federation of American Scientists@scientistsorg.bsky.social · last yr.As the former U.S. Chief Data Scientist, Denice Ross knows first-hand how valuable and vulnerable our nation’s federal data assets are. For those who rely on federal data in small or large ways, it’s time to champion the federal data we often take for granted ⤵️ fas.org/publication/...
As the former U.S. Chief Data Scientist, Denice Ross knows first-hand how valuable and vulnerable our nation’s federal data assets are. For those who rely on federal data in small or large ways, it’s time to champion the federal data we often take for granted ⤵️ fas.org/publication/...
The Data We Take for Granted
As the former U.S. Chief Data Scientist, I know first-hand how valuable and vulnerable our nation’s federal data assets are. Like many things in life, we’ve been taking our data for granted and will m...
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🥗 @dataindex.us uncovered a notice of an alarming new National SNAP Information Database, which will include PII like SSN, name, address of SNAP participants (and applicants!). updates.dataindex.us/archive/unco...
Uncovering Changes to Federal Data: 06/07/2025 – 06/13/2025 ICR Roundup
by Melanie Klein Since January 20, 2025, new Presidential Actions, such as Executive Orders and Proclamations, have required federal agencies to subtly...
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Federal data friends -- NEW resource @dataindex.us tracks changes to federal forms and surveys subject to the paperwork reduction act. It's pretty wonky, but the patterns start to emerge when you watch the changes over time.
dataindex.us@dataindex.us · last yr.Last week in ICRs (May 24-30, 2025): 101 ICRs were submitted 32 ICRs were in response to Presidential Actions 72% were typed as "nonsubstantive changes" 26 of the 32 came from HHS Why are "nonsubstantive change" requests significant? 🧵: 1/5
