The ongoing erosion of the federal statistical system, marked by broken time series and a workforce crisis, threatens ...

When federal researchers tried to build an AI model to detect fraud in disability claims, they ran into a roadblock: they couldn’t use real claimant data. The workaround wasn’t a weaker model — it was ...

As AI becomes more common and decisions more data-driven, a new(ish) form of information is on the rise: synthetic data. And some proponents say it promises more privacy and other vital benefits. Data ...

Data is the lifeblood of our modern, technology-driven world. Data is powering AI and the vast majority of the technology-based services being delivered not only by the businesses and people we ...

In late January, critical government data sets used by health researchers and economists disappeared from government websites in response to executive orders and memoranda from President Trump’s ...

For government agencies focused on equity, data plays an essential role in understanding and addressing needs of the LGBTQ+ community. From data related to public health to that related to hate acts, ...

Elon Musk’s team is leading an effort to link government databases, to the alarm of privacy and security experts. By Emily Badger and Sheera Frenkel The federal government knows your mother’s maiden ...

To a certain brand of policy wonk, January 31, 2025, is a day that will live in infamy. It had been nearly two weeks since President Donald Trump took office for the second time—days that passed in a ...

In the event of a US government shutdown, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says it will stop releasing data, including key figures on inflation and unemployment. A lack of crucial government data would ...

People rely on data from federal agencies every day – often without realizing it. Rural residents use groundwater level data from the U.S. geological survey’s National Water Information System to ...

Governments increasingly rely on large amounts of data to provide services ranging from mobility and air quality to child welfare and policing programs. While governments have always relied on data, ...

A whole industry of data brokers buys up vast quantities of electronic information from cell phone apps and web browsers and sells it to advertisers who use that data to target ads. The same industry ...