DHS Seeks Access to Massive Employment, Salary and Family Database Legally Restricted to Use in Child Support Cases The Trump administration’s immigration enforcers are requesting unfettered access to the government’s “most powerful people-finder system,” which contains sensitive information on children and victims...

I attended multiple sessions at #FCSM2026 about low response rates to survey. I am 100% confident that ICE raids cause fear among respondents. Federal data are not meant to exploit people's basic needs. Thanks, @csmarcum.bsky.social for the discussion.
#statsky #srms #defenddata #defendresearch

An armband as proof you were working for BLS.

A warranty card and old keyboard

Official secure data bag

Actual BLS data on an old floppy disk

Today for #FCSM2026, I was on the #BLS side of Suitland. Here are some artifacts from their exhibit.

National statistics are in crisis around the world — and the impacts will be severe Some researchers are sounding the alarm over the official data sets that track crucial aspects of life in the United States, Argentina, the United Kingdom and India.

I've been at #FCSM2026 today because federal data matter. @clairemkbowen.bsky.social is cited here, and there's no paywall needed to read this! #defenddata #defendresearch #statsky #AIsky