In the 21st installment of the Amstat News series of interviews with ASA presidents and executive directors, we feature a discussion with 1987 ASA President Barbara Bailar
Census Bureau
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.
People News for February
News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the February issue. For a complete listing of news and information about the members of the ASA, click here.
Rod Little
Gong Tang and Michael R. Elliott interview Rod Little about his life and career.
An Update to the American Community Survey Program
What is the status of the American Community Survey (ACS), and what are the significant developments, challenges, and achievements that have marked the ACS in the last decade? Read on to find out.
NSF, Census Bureau Announce Research Network
The National Science Foundation and U.S. Census Bureau have awarded interdisciplinary research grants aimed at finding new ways to interpret social, behavioral, and economic data and new ways to use and disseminate the resulting statistics.
Bill Increasing U.S. Census Bureau Autonomy Fizzles
In his column this month, ASA Director of Science Policy Steve Pierson looks back at what happened to the bill that would have strengthened the autonomy of the U.S. Census Bureau.