The second Seasonal Adjustment Practitioner’s Workshop will be held April 26 at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, DC. Abstracts are being accepted.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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.
Obituary: Janet Norwood’s Legacy of Objectivity
No one did more to advance the reputation for objectivity of the critical employment, price, and wage data produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) than its 10th commissioner, Janet L. Norwood, who passed away in March.
Symposium of the U.S. Statistical Agencies
Many U.S. federal statistical agencies came together on November 13 and 14, 2013, to celebrate the International Year of Statistics at a symposium held at the Bureau of Labor Statistics conference center in Washington, DC.
Meet BLS Commissioner Keith Hall
Amstat News invited Keith Hall, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to respond to a few questions so readers could learn more about him and the agency he leads.
Science and Statistical Agencies Fare Well in 2011 Budget Request
In his column this month, ASA Director of Science Policy Steve Pierson urges ASA members to communicate their support for the 2011 budget increases for several federal statistical agencies.