The highlights of the FY19 federal budget finalized in February include a four percent increase for the National Science Foundation over the prior year and a 36 percent increase for the US Census Bureau as it ramps up for the 2020 Decennial Census.
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NCHS Director Addresses Challenges for Federal Statistical Agencies
Charles Rothwell, director of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), discusses challenges facing the NCHS, which are similar to those faced in other statistical agencies.
ASA Launches Campaign to Rebuild Public Trust in Federal Statistics
Count on Stats is a public outreach initiative that will enhance understanding of and appreciation for the importance, reliability, and trustworthiness of government statistics.
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.
FY16 Budget Request Position NIH, NSF, and Federal Statistical Agencies Well for Congressional Deliberations
President Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2016 (FY16) contains healthy increases for the NIH, NSF, and many federal statistical agencies, but realizing proposed increases will be a challenge with sequestration levels back in place.