The ASA recently submitted comments on the USDA’s reorganization plan. The comments highlight that this move could disrupt the production of vital agricultural data and compromise the effectiveness of both agencies, ultimately affecting those who use the data, including America’s farmers, ranchers, those living in rural communities, and policymakers.
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ASA Urges Protection for Scientific, Statistical Roles in Federal Workforce Rule
The ASA is asking the government not to include scientific and statistical jobs in a new rule that could make it easier to fire federal workers, saying these roles should stay separate from politics so the public can trust the data and decisions based on it.
Budgets See Cuts, Flat Funding for Research, Federal Statistical Agencies
Finalized in March, the federal government fiscal year 2024 budget generally delivered cuts for research funding and statistical agencies. President Joe Biden’s FY25 budget request was also more modest than in past years, largely requesting flat funding.
ASA, GMU Team on Project to Assess Health of Federal Statistical Agencies
Recently, a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation funded a collaboration between the American Statistical Association and George Mason University to assess the health of the federal statistical agencies. A team made up of ASA members will begin reporting their assessment in the first quarter of 2024, with updates annually thereafter.
State of the Science and Engineering Data Infrastructure: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Three experts discuss the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, which provides data on science and engineering enterprise; collects essential data on STEM education; provides research and development activities, funding, and infrastructure; and supports data innovations.
FY15 Budgets for NIH, NSF, Federal Statistical Agencies Finalized
Here is the breakdown of the final FY15 budgets for NIH, NSF, and other primary statistical agencies.
FY15 Budget Request Provides Mixed News for NIH, NSF, Statistical Agencies
Delayed a month because of the broader budget negotiations, the Obama Administration’s FY15 budget request was released in March. The ASA’s director of science policy explains how it will affect the statistical agencies.
NIH, NSF, Statistical Agencies Receive Final FY14 Budgets
Just over three months into the current fiscal year, Congress and the president finalized the fiscal year 2014 (FY14) budgets, a move facilitated by the December budget deal easing sequestration for both FY14 and FY15.
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.
FY14 Budget Request for NIH, NSF, and Statistical Agencies
The President’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget was released two months later than usual and generally was positive, requesting increases that go beyond restoring the FY13 cuts.The road to achieving these increases will be a difficult one with Democrats and Republicans being far apart on fiscal policy.