Jobs revisions that led President Trump to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics are due to falling survey response rates.

There are private firms that offer specialized economic data, but they're not always as comprehensive as government sources.

Speakers during a recent webinar said federal access is “not unlimited,” and that certain safeguards are in place “for good ...

Data disruptions could cause big issues in both the public and private sectors. What happens when one of the world's largest repositories of free information becomes unreliable? That dire situation ...

It’s not just economic journalists glued to their computers when federal economic data is released. On the morning of the ...

Proponents of synthetic data see it as the future, saying it will help government have more access to valuable data while at the same time protecting individual privacy.

Erika McEntarfer, in her first appearance since she was ousted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cautioned that “economic data must be free from partisan influence.” ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing agencies to share data more broadly in the name of fraud prevention, ...

New digital tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are emerging, tempting government agencies to move toward a more open posture when it comes to AI. The OpenAI product known as ChatGPT Gov, ...

When feckless opinions driven by ideology become the basis for crafting government laws and policies, everyone suffers.