How DOGE’s Push to Amass Data Could Hurt the Reliability of Future U.S. Statistics

How DOGE’s push to amass data could hurt the reliability of future U.S. statistics

Falling public participation in surveys and trust in government have plagued the U.S. Census Bureau for decades.And some of the agency’s current and former workers say there’s a new complication to gathering enough survey responses to produce key statistics for the country.The Trump administration’s murky handling of data, which has sparked investigations and lawsuits alleging privacy violations, has become one of the reasons people cite when de…

How DOGE's push to amass data could hurt the reliability of future U.S. statistics

DOGE's murky push to amass data at federal agencies could hurt the U.S. government's ability to produce reliable census results, economic indicators and other statistics in the future, experts warn.

Experts Warn That DOGE’s Data Initiatives May Jeopardize Future U.S. Data

Falling public participation in surveys and declining trust in government have posed significant challenges for the U.S. Census Bureau. Current and former employees report that these trends have worsened and are now further complicated by the past administration’s controversial data-handling practices. The Trump administration’s opaque management of data access has led to increased public concern about privacy violations. This hesitation has res…

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DOGE's murky push to amass data at federal agencies could hurt the U.S. government's ability to produce reliable census results, economic indicators and other statistics in the future, experts warn. The post How DOGE’s push to amass data could hurt the reliability of future U.S. statistics appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.