The Cycle of Life: Pay Now Or Pay Later
Tomorrow the president will unveil his budget request for FY2014. And it seems to me that Congress has a choice.
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The Option of Ignorance: Gutting the ACS Puts Democracy at Risk
Two new bills would have us believe that the right of Americans to just say no to a few, simple questions from the Census Bureau outweighs the need of elected, community and business leaders to make informed and transparent decisions in a democracy.
Sequestration Cuts’ Impact on Statistical Agencies
This blog post is provided by Steve Pierson of the
A Fine Kettle of Budget Fish
Now, I�ll be the first to admit that Congress can make some dubious decisions. But talk about biting the hand that feeds you!
A Director for the Ages (Or At Least for 2020)
This mid-cycle appointment of a Census Bureau director might be the most significant in recent history.
What Goes Around�
Here we are in 2013, and House leaders have put on their interior decorating hats once again. The result: A new Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census.
Elections Matter
Now that the election is over the real work begins!
LOSING THEIR CENSUS (er . . . SENSES!)
�Congress finally has gone home for an extended summer recess
The American Community Survey: Blessed by the Founding Fathers
by Terri Ann Lowenthal I’ve been losing sleep ever since
The Responsibilities of Being American
At a hearing last week, a House subcommittee considered a bill to make response to the American Community Survey voluntary. The consequences for the collection and publication of useful data about the nation�s economic and social conditions and progress could be catastrophic.