ASA member Rolf R. Schmitt, deputy director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, recently received the 2024 Robert E. Skinner Jr. Distinguished Transportation Research Management Award for his four-decade career advancing transportation statistics.
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Administration Releases FY23 Budget Request as Congress Finalizes FY22 Budget
Congress wrapped up its funding for the federal government for fiscal year 2022 in March, the sixth month of the fiscal year. With the Biden administration releasing its fiscal year 2023 within a few weeks, Congress had to almost immediately start the process again. The National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation both received 4 percent increases. Several statistical agencies also received 3–6 percent increases.
COVID-19 and the Federal Statistical Agencies: Effects and Reactions
While all the principal federal statistical agencies have efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic, this article highlights several related to the economy, health, and transportation.
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.
FY17 Requests for NIH, NSF, Federal Statistical Agencies Largely Positive
President Barack Obama’s requested budget for Fiscal Year 2017 maintains his record of proposing generally healthy increases for the NIH, NSF, and many federal statistical agencies, but realizing increases of any amount will be challenging.
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.
The Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics: June 2012 Meeting
Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS) acts as the advocate for the development and dissemination of high-quality federal statistics. Member organizations include professional associations, businesses, research institutes, and others interested in federal statistics. Through COPAFS, members have an opportunity to review and have an effect on issues including timeliness, quality, confidentiality, and relevance of data. COPAFS holds quarterly meetings, the last one being on June 1, 2012. Read on to learn what took place.
Administration Affirms Role of Data-Driven Decisionmaking with FY12 Budget Requests
Steve Pierson, director of science policy, discusses the 2012 fiscal year budget and how the administration largely affirms its belief in the value of the federal statistical system.