Bachelor’s and master’s degrees earned in statistics and biostatistics continue their strong growth, while doctoral degrees are up only a couple percent from 2015 to 2016.
Science Policy
FY17 Federal Budget Resolved; Trump’s FY18 Budget Request Released
Steve Pierson, ASA director of science policy, breaks down the government’s FY17 final budget and reviews the FY18 requested budgets for federal statistical agencies.
Meet Hubert Hamer: NASS Administrator
We invited Hubert Hamer—administrator of the National Agricultural Statistics Service—to respond to a few questions so readers could learn more about him and the agency he leads.
Guidance for Service on Federal Advisory Boards and Committees
To raise the profile of statisticians within the federal government, the ASA’s science policy department staff have been nominating members to various advisory committees and boards in different government agencies. The ASA’s science policy fellow, Amy Nussbaum, talks about some of those nominations here.
Crooked Roads: IRS Statistics of Income at 100
This month’s guest science policy columnist is Arthur Kennickell. He makes suggestions for SOI to continue its success over the next century as it faces new challenges, demands, and opportunities. Kennickell’s suggestions also may help other federal statistical agencies.
Statistics, Biostatistics Degree Growth Sustained Through 2015
Bachelor’s and master’s degrees earned in statistics and biostatistics continued their strong growth, while doctoral degrees were flat from 2014 to 2015.
DHHS Administration for Children and Families Uses Rigorous Evaluation
Naomi Goldstein—deputy assistant secretary for planning, research, and evaluation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families—writes about her agency’s evaluation policy.
Evidence-Based Policy at the U.S. Department of Labor
Demetra Nightingale, chief evaluation officer for the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL), describes her office’s evidence-based approach for improving the effectiveness of DoL’s many programs.
Leadership Is Listening: Data-Driven Decision-Making at NIGMS
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow Jake Basson writes about his data-driven decision-making work at the National Institute for General Medical Sciences—and what he’s found is encouraging.
Final FY16 Spending Bill Provides Increases for NIH, Census, Statistical Agencies
Steve Pierson, ASA Director of Science Policy, breaks down the Fiscal Year 2016 omnibus spending bill signed into law in December, which included needed increases for the National Institutes of Health and many federal statistical agencies.