APDU
@apduorg.bsky.social
Association of Public Data Users (APDU) is a national network that links users, producers, and disseminators of government statistical data. Members share a vital concern about the collection, dissemination, preservation, and interpretation of public data.
"The IRS slips on ICE
The tax agency just shared thousands of unsuspecting people's private tax data with immigration enforcement."
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The tax agency just shared thousands of unsuspecting people's private tax data with immigration enforcement."
jacobbogage.beehiiv.com/p/the-irs-sl...
The IRS slips on ICE
The tax agency just shared thousands of unsuspecting people's private tax data with immigration enforcement.
jacobbogage.beehiiv.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
"The IRS slips on ICE
The tax agency just shared thousands of unsuspecting people's private tax data with immigration enforcement."
jacobbogage.beehiiv.com/p/the-irs-sl...
The tax agency just shared thousands of unsuspecting people's private tax data with immigration enforcement."
jacobbogage.beehiiv.com/p/the-irs-sl...
DYK there are revisions planned for the American Community Survey (ACS), the largest annual survey in the nation?
And YOU can share your support or concerns!
📣 Public comments are open through February 17, 2026.
Read more about it here:
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
And YOU can share your support or concerns!
📣 Public comments are open through February 17, 2026.
Read more about it here:
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
Take Action: American Community Survey | America's Data Index
dataindex.us
February 11, 2026 at 10:54 PM
DYK there are revisions planned for the American Community Survey (ACS), the largest annual survey in the nation?
And YOU can share your support or concerns!
📣 Public comments are open through February 17, 2026.
Read more about it here:
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
And YOU can share your support or concerns!
📣 Public comments are open through February 17, 2026.
Read more about it here:
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
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NEW: Immigrant advocacy groups represented by @aclu.org ask a federal judge to let them help defend the Census Bureau against Missouri's lawsuit that seeking to alter #2030Census results that the 14th Amendment says must include the “whole number of persons in each state"
#12 in State of Missouri v. United States Department of Commerce (E.D. Mo., 4:26-cv-00131) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion re 11 MOTION to Intervene as Defendants filed by Movants FIEL Houston, Make the Road New York, New York Immigration Coalition, OCA -Asian Pacific American Advocates. (A...
www.courtlistener.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:10 AM
NEW: Immigrant advocacy groups represented by @aclu.org ask a federal judge to let them help defend the Census Bureau against Missouri's lawsuit that seeking to alter #2030Census results that the 14th Amendment says must include the “whole number of persons in each state"
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NEW: Days after the Census Bureau proposes to include a US citizenship question on the 2026 Census Test, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the bureau, told Sen. @peters.senate.gov he's "not familiar" with the bureau's studies showing the question is likely to lower census participation
A Review of Broadband Deployment Funding at the Department of Commerce | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
February 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
NEW: Days after the Census Bureau proposes to include a US citizenship question on the 2026 Census Test, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the bureau, told Sen. @peters.senate.gov he's "not familiar" with the bureau's studies showing the question is likely to lower census participation
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apnews.com/article/cens... rights groups seek to dismiss a Republican lawsuit to exclude noncitizens from US census
Immigrant rights groups seek to dismiss a Republican lawsuit to exclude noncitizens from US census
Immigrant rights groups are seeking to toss out a Republican lawsuit that would prohibit the U.S. Census Bureau from counting people who are in the U.S. illegally during the 2030 census.
apnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 PM
apnews.com/article/cens... rights groups seek to dismiss a Republican lawsuit to exclude noncitizens from US census
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AFGE has issued a statement saying eliminating independent review of federal employees’ terminations will allow the Trump administration to terminate large portions of the federal workforce without independent review. www.afge.org/publication/...
Administration’s Attempt to End Third-Party Review of Federal Worker RIFs is Illegal, Largest Union Says
Proposed rule change ‘part of a deliberate attempt to dismantle the nonpartisan civil service,’ AFGE leader says.
www.afge.org
February 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
AFGE has issued a statement saying eliminating independent review of federal employees’ terminations will allow the Trump administration to terminate large portions of the federal workforce without independent review. www.afge.org/publication/...
BLS is considering updates to the Contingent Worker Supplement to the Current Population Survey.
Review and comment on the proposed changes here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Review and comment on the proposed changes here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Proposed Revision of Information Collection; Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies wi...
www.federalregister.gov
February 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
BLS is considering updates to the Contingent Worker Supplement to the Current Population Survey.
Review and comment on the proposed changes here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Review and comment on the proposed changes here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Removing Protections for Nonpartisan Civil Servants Will Make Government Ineffective and Unaccountable
You can read the statement from @pogo.org here:
www.pogo.org/press-center...
You can read the statement from @pogo.org here:
www.pogo.org/press-center...
Removing Protections for Nonpartisan Civil Servants Will Make Government Ineffective and Unaccountable
A new rule will make it easier to fire 50,000 federal workers
www.pogo.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Removing Protections for Nonpartisan Civil Servants Will Make Government Ineffective and Unaccountable
You can read the statement from @pogo.org here:
www.pogo.org/press-center...
You can read the statement from @pogo.org here:
www.pogo.org/press-center...
Do you use data from the National Compensation Survey?
If so, submit comments:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
If so, submit comments:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; National Compensation Survey
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is submitting this information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduc...
www.federalregister.gov
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Do you use data from the National Compensation Survey?
If so, submit comments:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
If so, submit comments:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Do you use data from the Annual Business Survey (ABS)?
If so, submit comments to the open call:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
If so, submit comments to the open call:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Annual Business Survey
Search, browse and learn about the Federal Register. Federal Register 2.0 is the unofficial daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as e...
www.federalregister.gov
February 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Do you use data from the Annual Business Survey (ABS)?
If so, submit comments to the open call:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
If so, submit comments to the open call:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Bad news today.
The administration finalized a plan to remove civil service protections from about 50,000 federal workers, with no exemption for statistical or scientific agency personnel. This erodes protection of those agencies from political influence.
www.govexec.com/workforce/20... #econsky
The administration finalized a plan to remove civil service protections from about 50,000 federal workers, with no exemption for statistical or scientific agency personnel. This erodes protection of those agencies from political influence.
www.govexec.com/workforce/20... #econsky
Trump admin moves to finalize return of Schedule F
Officials estimate that around 50,000 federal workers will be stripped of their civil service protections beginning in around a month, as unions, employee associations and good government groups decry...
www.govexec.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Bad news today.
The administration finalized a plan to remove civil service protections from about 50,000 federal workers, with no exemption for statistical or scientific agency personnel. This erodes protection of those agencies from political influence.
www.govexec.com/workforce/20... #econsky
The administration finalized a plan to remove civil service protections from about 50,000 federal workers, with no exemption for statistical or scientific agency personnel. This erodes protection of those agencies from political influence.
www.govexec.com/workforce/20... #econsky
"The end of the World Factbook is a reminder of how fragile public access to federal data can be."
Tonight's recommended reading from @csmarcum.bsky.social @dataindex.us
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
Tonight's recommended reading from @csmarcum.bsky.social @dataindex.us
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
The World Factbook Was a Valuable Data Resource | America's Data Index
dataindex.us
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 AM
"The end of the World Factbook is a reminder of how fragile public access to federal data can be."
Tonight's recommended reading from @csmarcum.bsky.social @dataindex.us
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
Tonight's recommended reading from @csmarcum.bsky.social @dataindex.us
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
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When the #jobsreport is released on Wed. significant shifts in the jobs benchmarks are anticipated.
The Friends of BLS has issued a statement outlining what to expect and the reasons why.
Don't fall for uninformed overreactions!
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2026...
#econsky
The Friends of BLS has issued a statement outlining what to expect and the reasons why.
Don't fall for uninformed overreactions!
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2026...
#econsky
Annual Revisions for BLS Jobs Numbers Expected To Be Downward: The Causes Explained — The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Friends of BLS have authored an explanation for the causes for the annual revisions of the BLS Jobs Numbers. You can access the document here .
www.friendsofbls.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:22 PM
When the #jobsreport is released on Wed. significant shifts in the jobs benchmarks are anticipated.
The Friends of BLS has issued a statement outlining what to expect and the reasons why.
Don't fall for uninformed overreactions!
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2026...
#econsky
The Friends of BLS has issued a statement outlining what to expect and the reasons why.
Don't fall for uninformed overreactions!
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2026...
#econsky
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🎉Congrats to the winners of the 2025 RDAP Work of the Year Award, The Data Rescue Project! (@datarescueproject.org)🛟🏆
This award acknowledges the work’s impact on the wider research and scholarly communication ecosystem in support of RDAP’s mission and values.
rdapassociation.org/news/13593532
This award acknowledges the work’s impact on the wider research and scholarly communication ecosystem in support of RDAP’s mission and values.
rdapassociation.org/news/13593532
Research Data Access and Preservation Association - 2025 RDAP Work of the Year Award
rdapassociation.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
🎉Congrats to the winners of the 2025 RDAP Work of the Year Award, The Data Rescue Project! (@datarescueproject.org)🛟🏆
This award acknowledges the work’s impact on the wider research and scholarly communication ecosystem in support of RDAP’s mission and values.
rdapassociation.org/news/13593532
This award acknowledges the work’s impact on the wider research and scholarly communication ecosystem in support of RDAP’s mission and values.
rdapassociation.org/news/13593532
Do you know someone whose work has been transformational in federal statistics?
Nominate them for the inaugural Katherine K. Wallman Award for Transformative Impact on Federal, State, or Local Statistics.
www.amstat.org/your-career/...
Nominate them for the inaugural Katherine K. Wallman Award for Transformative Impact on Federal, State, or Local Statistics.
www.amstat.org/your-career/...
Katherine K. Wallman Award for Transformative Impact on Federal, State, or Local Statistics
The American Statistical Association is the world’s largest community of statisticians, the “Big Tent for Statistics.
www.amstat.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Do you know someone whose work has been transformational in federal statistics?
Nominate them for the inaugural Katherine K. Wallman Award for Transformative Impact on Federal, State, or Local Statistics.
www.amstat.org/your-career/...
Nominate them for the inaugural Katherine K. Wallman Award for Transformative Impact on Federal, State, or Local Statistics.
www.amstat.org/your-career/...
Some useful food for thought in this article.
With more than 3k public data sets removed, the federal government is no longer a reliable source of widespread data collection according to experts. Lack of reliable and quality government data puts everyday Americans’ safety, security, & economic wellbeing at risk. www.notus.org/trump-white-...
Federal Data Is Disappearing
The Trump administration has disrupted data collection on everything from homeland security, maternal mortality, hunger, drug use, education, disaster preparation and the economy.
www.notus.org
February 3, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Some useful food for thought in this article.
2030 Census testing--planned for 2026--has been canceled in most of the planned locations. Cancelations include tribal and rural areas.
Details in this 🧵
Details in this 🧵
Revised plans for critical 2026 census test raise some 🚩
🔴 Dropped test site in Colorado
🔴 Dropped language support for online response (English only)
🔴 Asking USPS workers, rather than trained Census Bureau staff, to conduct in-field operations
Details in 🧵
🔴 Dropped test site in Colorado
🔴 Dropped language support for online response (English only)
🔴 Asking USPS workers, rather than trained Census Bureau staff, to conduct in-field operations
Details in 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 2:16 AM
2030 Census testing--planned for 2026--has been canceled in most of the planned locations. Cancelations include tribal and rural areas.
Details in this 🧵
Details in this 🧵
"The Trump administration is scaling back plans for this year's field test of the 2030 census, raising concerns about the Census Bureau's ability to produce a reliable population tally for redistributing political representation and federal funding in the next decade."
www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...
A major census test faces cutbacks — with postal workers tapped to help count
The Trump administration has shrunk the number of locations for this year's field test of the 2030 census and has added plans to test replacing temporary census workers with U.S. Postal Service staff.
www.npr.org
February 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
"The Trump administration is scaling back plans for this year's field test of the 2030 census, raising concerns about the Census Bureau's ability to produce a reliable population tally for redistributing political representation and federal funding in the next decade."
www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...
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BREAKING: The Census Bureau is scaling down this year's major #2030Census field test by reducing the six planned test sites to two — Spartanburg, S.C., & Huntsville, Ala. — while adding plans to test replacing temporary census workers with U.S. Postal Service staff, according to the Federal Register
Public Inspection: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: 2026 Operational Test in Support of the 2030 Census
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: 2026 Operational Test in Support of the 2030 Census
www.federalregister.gov
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
BREAKING: The Census Bureau is scaling down this year's major #2030Census field test by reducing the six planned test sites to two — Spartanburg, S.C., & Huntsville, Ala. — while adding plans to test replacing temporary census workers with U.S. Postal Service staff, according to the Federal Register
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My latest @npr.org story: The Trump administration has shrunk the number of locations for this year’s #2030Census field test and added plans to test replacing temporary census workers with postal workers, raising concerns about the Census Bureau’s ability to produce a reliable national head count
A major census test faces cutbacks — with postal workers tapped to help count
The Trump administration has shrunk the number of locations for this year's field test of the 2030 census and added plans to test replacing temporary census workers with U.S. Postal Service staff.
www.npr.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
My latest @npr.org story: The Trump administration has shrunk the number of locations for this year’s #2030Census field test and added plans to test replacing temporary census workers with postal workers, raising concerns about the Census Bureau’s ability to produce a reliable national head count
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Remember to get those abstract submissions in for the 2026 Data-Intensive Research Conference hosted in Minneapolis in July! The deadline is TODAY (February 2nd). lcc.umn.edu/DIRC-proposals
Call for Proposals | LIFE COURSE CENTER, AN NIA CENTER ON THE DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS OF AGING
lcc.umn.edu
February 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Remember to get those abstract submissions in for the 2026 Data-Intensive Research Conference hosted in Minneapolis in July! The deadline is TODAY (February 2nd). lcc.umn.edu/DIRC-proposals
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First question: I'm hoping to help! How do I get started?
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM
First question: I'm hoping to help! How do I get started?
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Our AMA is starting soon!! We will be answering so many questions
January 30, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Our AMA is starting soon!! We will be answering so many questions
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This was such an excellent webinar! Thanks to @dataindex.us and @apduorg.bsky.social for hosting the event and to the presenters & their colleagues for their efforts in preserving & providing access to federal data in a challenging time. You can find links to these & other orgs on my library guide.
January 29, 2026 at 8:54 PM
This was such an excellent webinar! Thanks to @dataindex.us and @apduorg.bsky.social for hosting the event and to the presenters & their colleagues for their efforts in preserving & providing access to federal data in a challenging time. You can find links to these & other orgs on my library guide.
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One comment that stood out to me from today's webinar The Day Federal Data Went Dark, co-hosted by @dataindex.us and @apduorg.bsky.social was from Meeta Anand, Senior Director of Census and Data Equity at the Leadership Conference Education Fund
January 29, 2026 at 8:43 PM
One comment that stood out to me from today's webinar The Day Federal Data Went Dark, co-hosted by @dataindex.us and @apduorg.bsky.social was from Meeta Anand, Senior Director of Census and Data Equity at the Leadership Conference Education Fund