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Count on Stats Statement of Purpose
Count on Stats Letter to Congress 1/29/18
Count on Stats Press Release 1/30/18
Count on Stats Statement Regarding Census Citizenship Question
, 3/28/18
ASA a co-host of September 7 webinar:
OMB’s “Trust Regulation”: A proposed rule on the Fundamental Responsibilities of Recognized Statistical Agencies and Units
ASA joins Friends of NCSH letter to CDC’s Mary Wakefield spotlighting NCHS’ core role within the CDC and HHS and urging that its role figure prominently in her reorganization considerations;
11/15/22
.
ASA Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee responds to call for comments on Standard Application Process (SAP) Portal,
12/2/22
.
ASA urges OMB to fully implement recommendations in
Year 2 Report of the Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building
(ACDEB),
11/3/22
.
ASA writes to Iranian representative to the UN urging “the leadership of the country of Iran to do everything in its power to immediately halt the imminent execution of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-Swedish scholar of disaster medicine wrongfully sentenced to death in Iran”,
5/17/22
.
ASA provides comment from two committee on White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Information to Support the Development of a Federal Scientific Integrity Policy Framework,
4/1/22
.
Former Chief Statisticians of the US and statistical agency leaders write OMB director about strengthening the role of the Chief Statistician of the US,
3/17/22
.
ASA provides comment from Privacy and Confidentiality Committee on the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy's Recommendation for a Standard Application Process (SAP) for Requesting Access to Certain Confidential Data Assets,
3/14/22
.
ASA signs letter urging strong allocation for appropriations bill that funds NSF, Census, and two other federal statistical agencies,
3/11/20
,
4/19/21
.
ASA signs letter encouraging “Congress to include $3 billion in emergency relief for the National Science Foundation (NSF) while providing relief to all federal science agencies”;
1/27/21
.
ASA organizes letter encouraging Congress to provide the National Center for Education Statistics $5 million in the next COVID-19 emergency relief package to establish and execute a school “pulse survey”;
2/1/21
.
ASA supports funding for the U.S. Census Bureau:
5/14/20
,
6/22/20
,
10/23/20
,
4/8/21
,
11/8/21
,
12/2/21
ASA thanks Congress for their support for the BLS, NCES, NCHS, and NIH in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill, FY20
5/13/19
; FY21
7/13/20
,
7/15/21
;
FY22 Murray 11/4/21
,
Blunt 11/4/21
;
ASA president joins with the leaders of RSS and ISI on a letter to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calling for “an end to the now 10-year persecution of Andreas Georgiou and his full exoneration.”
10/7/21
.
ASA provides National Academies Panel statistical perspectives on furthering education research at Department of Education,
10/5/21
.
ASA supports nomination of Adriana Kugler to be US executive director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
9/23/21
.
ASA signs letter to congress urging they “create additional employment-based visas specifically for international students who earn, or previously earned, advanced STEM degrees in the US;”
9/8/21
.
ASA provides comments to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy with Information To Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies,
7/28/21
.
ASA joins letter congratulating Eric Lander on Senate confirmation to be Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy,
7/21/21
.
ASA writes Education Secretary Miguel Cardona with requests to ensure more objective, timely and reliable education statistics,
8/5/21
.
ASA organizes letter to US Senate signed by 30+ organizations supporting nomination of 2021 ASA President Robert Santos to be director of the US Census Bureau,
7/14/21
.
ASA joins with 47 other scientific organizations on letter to Congress expressing “the evidence-based urgency of boldly addressing climate change and encourage you to act quickly,”
6/30/21
.
The ASA asks Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker for his “expedited granting of parole or clemency in the case of Mr. Johnny Pippins,”
5/6/21
;
7/29/22
,
9/6/22
.
ASA Executive Director writes to Senator Schatz in support of the
Census Federal Advisory Committee on Transparency and Standards Act (Census FACTS Act)
.
2022 ASA President Kathy Ensor sends letter to US Senate in strong support of President Biden’s nomination of Robert Santos to be US Census Director, urging his swift confirmation,
4/15/21
.
ASA leadership writes to DOD Director of Basic Research, stating, “more engagement of statisticians in DOD research will result in more robust science,”
3/25/21
.
The ASA supports Health STATISTICS Act,
3/15/21
.
ASA submits
amicus brief in Supreme Court case, Wolf v. Innovation Law Lab
.
ASA supports nomination of Eric Lander for director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy,
1/29/21
.
Priorities for 2021 Congress and Administration
Principal Statistical Agencies, system-wide priorities
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Economic Research Service
National Agricultural Statistics Service
National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
US Census Bureau
ASA submits
amicus brief in Supreme Court case, FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project
.
ASA signs letter to Congress in support of federal career civil servants,
12/11/20
.
ASA signs letter to Congress in support of the National AI Initiative,
11/10/20
.
ASA supports funding for the U.S. Census Bureau:
Senate 4/24/17
;
House 4/24/17
,
9/1/17
,
11/16/17
,
5/1/18
,
6/4/18
,
4/16/19
,
7/24/19
,
12/6/19
.
ASA supports funding for other federal statistical agencies
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
3/4/14
,
4/29/15
,
3/7/16
;
Senate 3/1/18
;
House 3/1/18
,
4/12/18
.
ERS and NASS:
Senate 8/7/17
;
8/21/17
;
4/11/18
;
5/7/18
,
4/5/19
;
4/6/20
,
3/19/21
,
4/26/21
..
Energy Information Administration:
6/12/14
;
7/30/15
;
3/8/16
;
9/2/16
;
7/10/17
,
4/9/18
,
4/5/19
,
3/20/20
.
National Center for Education Statistics:
6/6/14
;
3/6/15 House
,
3/6/15 Senate
,
6/23/15
;
9/10/15
,
10/25/16
;
2/27/18
,
3/27/18
,
11/15/19
.
2/25/20
,
3/23/20
,
5/22/20
,
12/9/20
,
2/5/21
,
3/23/21
,
11/16/21
.
National Center for Health Statistics:
Senate 4/20/15
;
House 4/23/15
;
House 3/9/16
;
Senate 3/9/16
;
Senate 10/12/16
;
House 10/12/16
;
Senate 5/22/17
;
House 5/22/17
;
House 5/7/18
;
Senate 5/7/18
;
10/2/18
;
3/25/19
,
3/13/20
,
5/22/20
,
12/9/20
,
3/29/21
.
Bureau of Economic Analysis:
7/10/17
;
8/18/17
,
5/1/18
,
9/25/18
,
4/22/19
,
10/21/19
,
4/7/20
,
11/30/20
.
ASA thanks appropriations leaders for FY20 funding levels for BLS, NCES, NCHS, and NIH:
Chair DeLauro
;
Ranking Member Cole
;
Senate
;
12/30/20
.
ASA signs letter to Congress urging completion of FY20 appropriations process,
12/4/19
.
ASA transmits
2020 Census Quality Indicators
, urging their prompt application, in October 13, 2020 letters to leadership of
Department of Commerce and US Census Bureau
;
House and Senate oversight committees
;
Department of Commerce Office of the Inspector General
; and
Government Accountability Office
.
ASA joins with the Population Association of America and the Association of Population Centers in asking Commerce Secretary Ross to eliminate this summer’s Census Bureau political appointees,
9/22/20
.
ASA President writes to HHS Secretary regarding the integrity of and rebuild confidence in the COVID-19 hospital data,
8/24/20
.
ASA submits comments on FBI Use-of-Force Data Collection,
8/10/20
.
ASA President sends letter to US Senate Leadership urging they take action to restore the Census Bureau’s October 31 data-collection end dates and extend the statutory deadlines,
8/5/20
; supports 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act,
6/1/21
.
Reacting to new HHS Covid19 hospital reporting guidance, the ASA signs letter with 100 organizations urging the administration “not to advance the new data collection plan any further and instead consult with the public health and healthcare communities to discuss effective strategies for ensuring the availability of the data we all need and want to bring the pandemic under control in the U.S.”
7/17/20
.
ASA signs onto letter to Vice President Mike Pence saying “it is vital that we lead with science and with the best data available” and objecting “to any attempt to cast doubt on science and sow mistrust for public health expertise, and to spread misinformation during this challenging time for all Americans,”
7/15/20
.
2021 ASA President Robert Santos urges Commerce Secretary Ross’ leadership in maintaining public trust in the US Census Bureau and ensuring the integrity of its data products by shifting the responsibility for the collection of citizenship information of administrative data to a non-statistical agency,
7/13/20
.
The ASA joins with dozens of educational and scientific societies on open letter to White House, DHS, and State Department urging it withdraw the July 6 decision severely impacting international students,
7/8/20
.
ASA supports nomination of Sethuraman Panchanathan’s nomination to be NSF Director,
6/15/20
.
ASA 2021 President signs Joint Policy Board on Mathematics statement regarding April 22 presidential proclamation, urging President Trump “to ensure that any policies implemented in the interest of safeguarding public health do not jeopardize the research enterprise that underpins U.S. competitiveness, and which will be critical to enabling economic resurgence once this crisis abates.”
5/20/20
.
ASA comments on Supplemental to Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science,
5/7/20
; joins
5/18/20 AAAS letter
. Related op-ed in
The Hill
:
Transparency rule throws wrench into EPA's world-class science considerations
.
ASA responds to OMB call for comments on considerations for additional measures of poverty,
4/14/20
.
ASA signs letter to President Trump urging his administration “maintain public health guided social distancing efforts nationwide to flatten the curve of COVID-19 infections until medical evidence indicates that it is safe to relax them and thank you for extending the current guidelines to April 30”,
3/30/20
.
ASA joins with American Educational Research Association, former National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) commissioners, and former Chief Statisticians of the United States on letter to Congress urging more staff, funding, and autonomy for NCES,
3/23/20
.
ASA comment on Draft Desirable Characteristics of Repositories for Managing and Sharing Data Resulting From Federally Funded Research,
3/5/20
.
Executive Director Ron Wasserstein sends to letter to Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs inquiring about the release of Bureau of Justice Statistics reports and data relating to rape and sexual assault as well as victim services,
2/24/20
.
FY21:
AHRQ House 2/22/21
;
AHRQ Senate 2/22/21
;
NSF 3/9/20
;
House AHRQ 3/16/20
;
Senate AHRQ 3/16/20
; NSF
11/20/20
.
ASA supports NSF, CDC, and AHRQ budgets:
CDC 3/4/19
;
NSF 3/14/19
;
NSF 3/28/19
;
NSF 10/25/19
;
AHRQ House, 3/27/18
;
AHRQ Senate, 3/27/18
, 3/27/18;
NSF 6/22/18
;
NSF 5/23/18
;
AHRQ House 9/7/18
;
AHRQ Senate 9/7/18
;
NSF 2/25/19
;
AHRQ House, 4/5/17
,
AHRQ Senate, 4/5/17
;
NSF, 9/5/17
;
AHRQ House 1/8/18
,
AHRQ Senate 1/8/18
;
NSF 2/21/18
;
AHRQ House 3/10/16
,
AHRQ Senate 3/14/16
;
Senate 10/12/16
;
House 10/12/16
.
ASA joins letter to President Trump regarding 12-month embargo period for making federally-funded research freely available in journals,
12/18/19
.
ASA responds to request for information on addressing the climate crisis from the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis U.S. House of Representatives,
11/22/19
; ASA signs onto Climate Science Working Group letter responding to the request,
11/22/19
.
ASA signs letter to Congressional leaders urging the House position forbidding the USDA relocations of two research agencies be adopted in the final FY 2020 Appropriations bill text,
11/18/19
.
ASA signs letter to NSF urging the annual number of Graduate Research Fellowships not be reduced from 2,000,
10/25/19
.
ASA signs letter urging President Trump urging he rescind the executive order to arbitrarily cut the number of federal advisory committees,
10/4/19
.
ASA signs letter thanking Senator Jeff Merkley for his leadership in protecting the USDA Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture,
9/18/19
.
ASA joins 60 science, engineering and educational organizations on AAAS-led letter to leaders of U.S. science agencies: “While we must be vigilant to safeguard research, we must also ensure the U.S. remains a desirable & welcoming destination for researchers from around the world.”
9/4/19
. For context, see this
Science
August 9 magazine article,
U.S. universities confront a security storm in Congress
.
ASA comments on
Identifying Priority Access or Quality Improvements for Federal Data and Models for Artificial Intelligence Research and Development (R&D), and Testing
,
08/09/19
.
ASA submits public witness testimony for US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Hearing,
Agricultural Research and 2018 Farm Bill Implementation
,
7/16/19
.
ASA comments on OMB Phase Three of Leveraging Data as a Strategic Asset,
7/5/19
.
ASA president sends to letter of support for Senate Schatz’s bill to restore the Department of Justice scientific advisory board,
7/2/19
.
ASA joins letter signed by 170 other organizations expressing concern for the integrity of USDA science and urging the US Senate to immediately take all steps necessary to support agricultural research,
6/26/19
.
ASA urges further consideration and input of a broad expert panel before changing inflation measure used for the official poverty measure and other statistical measures,
6/21/19
.
The ASA responds to OMB Call for Comment on Statistical Policy Directive No. 3: Compilation, Release, and Evaluation of Principal Federal Economic Indicators and the timing of public comments by employees of the executive branch,
6/6/19
.
The ASA and COPAFS respond to Department of Education Call for Comment on Proposed Priorities for the Institute of Education Sciences,
5/28/19
.
ASA supports Protecting American Votes and Elections Act (PAVE), sponsored by Senator Wyden to enhance federal election security and mandates risk-limiting audits,
5/10/19
.
ASA urges Congress take measures to allow the NCES to build its internal capacity, thereby making it more effective and agile,
4/22/19
.
The ASA responds to the Department of Education’s request for comments on the Proposed 2020 Update to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) and Request for Comment,
3/26/19
.
100+ organizations Agriculture, Food, and Science Organizations Urge Congress to Block USDA ERS/NIFA Moves,
3/25/19
(
full committee
);
press release
.
ASA comments on addition of citizenship question to 2020 Census to OMB,
3/15/19
ASA partners with American Sociological Society and Population Association of America on Amicus brief for citizenship question lawsuits: (i)
New York
; (ii)
California
(
motion for leave
); (iii)
Maryland
(
motion for leave
).
ASA joins 57 other organizations in thanking Congressional appropriators for language to protect the USDA Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture,
2/1/19
(
full committee
).
ASA joins dozens of other societies on letter regarding U.S. Department of Education’s proposed Title IX implementing regulations, expressing “strong scientific basis for a concern”, and urging it not be made final,
1/30/19
.
Former USDA chief scientists and research under secretaries, along with dozens of current and former university agricultural leaders, write to congress urging they “intervene to stop the restructuring of REE at least until there has been a comprehensive independent study and full consultation with the stakeholder community.”
Appropriators
,
authorizers
.
ASA joins letter to Congress expressing “serious concerns about the impact of the government shutdown on America’s research enterprise” and urging they end the shutdown,
1/23/19
.
ASA executive director writes chair of the Board of Directors for the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics (PRIS) urging his action to keep PRIS a strong and independent statistical agency,
1/7/19
.
ASA President thanks Agriculture appropriations leaders for support of Economic Research Service and National Agricultural Statistical Service in FY18 omnibus bill:
Aderholt and Bishop, 4/2/18
;
Hoeven and Merkley, 4/2/18
.
ASA joins letter to Senate leadership urging “prompt confirmation of Dr. Steven Dillingham to be the next director of the U.S. Census Bureau”,
12/14/18
.
ASA joins letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross urging him to reaffirm his “support for upholding strict confidentiality protections in Title 13 and to reassure the public that census data will be not misused or shared inappropriately with any federal agency”,
12/12/18
.
ASA submits
comment on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule: Environmental Protection Agency Acquisition Regulation; Scientific Integrity
60 organization write congressional appropriators requesting that no FY19 funds be used for the relocation or realignment of the USDA Economic Research Service or the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,
11/13/18
.
ASA joins letter to Congressional appropriators asking they convey to USDA that it not take any action to implement any part of the ERS and NIFA relocations and realignment during continuing resolution,
10/10/18
.
ASA helps organize letter to Congress opposing USDA ERS actions signed by 56 former USDA and statistical agency officials;
authorizers 10/9/18
,
appropriators 10/9/18
. Press release:
Leaders Across Five Decades Unite to Oppose USDA Plans
ASA thanks Congressional leaders questioning, raising concerns, and/or opposing USDA plans for the Economic Research Service;
Roberts/Stabenow, 9/17/18
;
Bishop/Delauro/Pingree/Pocan
;
Minority Whip Hoyer
;
Norton
;
Cardin/Kaine/Van Hollen/Warner
.
ASA President urges the Economic Research Service be kept in Washington, DC are and in the research arm of the US Department of Agriculture,
8/22/18 (agriculture committees)
;
8/22/18 (agriculture appropriations subcommittee)
;
AAEA letter, 8/28/18
;
Friends of Agricultural Statistics, Agriculture Committee
,
Agriculture Appropriations
;
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Congress 9/6/18
;
NIFA, USDA 9/6/18
.
ASA Urges the EPA Proposed Rule,
Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science
, Be Withdrawn or Rejected
, 8/15/18.
ASA responds to U.S. Census Bureau Call for Comments strongly cautioning against addition of a citizenship question
, 8/2/18; signed onto
COSSA 8/7/18 comments
.
47 Scientific Organizations Urge Puerto Rico’s Governor Not to Dismantle Statistical Agency,
5/7/18
(also sent to
House Speaker Carlos J. Méndez Núñez
and
Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz
);
press release
.
ASA President writes Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein regarding Department of Justice new forensic science policies,
3/21/18
.
ASA signs onto letter
calling for Congress to provide dedicated federal funding for research into gun violence
.
ASA President Lisa LaVange sends Puerto Rico leadership letter and petition signed by 2,800 individuals urging they keep the Puerto Rico statistical agency independent,
Governor Rosselló 2/14/18
;
House Speaker Méndez 2/14/18
;
Senate President Schatz 2/14/18
.
ASA signs letter supporting improvements to the
National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
at Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at HHS,
1/26/18
.
ASA President writes to Puerto Rico’s governor regarding the importance of government statistics and offering ASA’s assistance,
1/9/18
.
ASA President sends Secretary Ross letter cautioning against adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census,
1/8/18
. Also signs similar letter with 170 other organizations,
1/10/18
.
ASA signs onto letters reacting to reports that CDC employees were barred from using “evidence-based”, “science-based”, other words/phrases in 2019 budget documents:
AAAS letter to OMB
;
Results for American letter to CDC
;
APHA letter to HHS Acting Secretary Eric Hargan
.
COSSA and ASA write letter to House Judiciary Committee on importance of BJS and NIJ budgets,
1/2/18
.
ASA writes Senator Wyden (D-OR) supporting his bill requiring ASA-endorsed risk-limiting audits,
12/12/17
.
ASA sends letter to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in support of nomination of Dr. William Beach to be Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
11/30/17
. ASA also signs
Friends of BLS letter supporting Beach’s nomination
.
ASA President writes to Attorney General Sessions regarding White House announcement of intent to nominate a director for the Bureau of Justice Statistics,
11/28/17.
ASA President sends letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross regarding appointment of U.S. Census Bureau Leadership,
11/21/17.
ASA signs AAAS letter to Congress expressing concern about tax bill increasing financial burden of grad students by repealing existing tax provisions,
11/15/17
;
Senate 11/29/17
.
ASA letter,
12/11/17
.
ASA signs letter supporting for “Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act” (H.R. 4174 and S. 2046),
11/13/17
.
ASA and its Advisory Committee on Forensic Science submit comments in response to
request for information on the development of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science 2.0
,
10/30/17
.
ASA President and Chair of ASA Advisory Committee on Climate Change Policy write letter to National Center for Atmospheric Research expressing deep concern for the elimination of its Institute for Mathematics Applied to the Geosciences (IMAGe),
10/23/17
.
ASA signs AAAS letter to President Trump stating concern about impact of visa and immigration policy on U.S. science engineering output,
10/17/17
.
ASA joins 120 organizations in urging Congress and the Administration to support the recommendations issued by the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking,
Congress 9/19/17
,
OMB 9/19/17
.
ASA writes to Greek Prime Minister urging Greece to halt any further prosecutions of Dr. Georgiou, to exonerate him of all past convictions, and to publically apologize to him,
9/1/17
.
ASA and nine other professional organizations send Labor Secretary Acosta letter regarding BLS leadership, budget, and its recruitment/training program,
8/18/17
.
ASA President Barry Nussbaum and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt,
7/31/17
.
Executive Committee of the Mental Health Statistics (MHS) Section submits comments on behalf of ASA to a National Institute of Mental Health request for information on Power Calculations,
8/4/17
.
ASA President sends Institute of Education Sciences (DoEd) acting director letter expressing concern about suspension of statistical methods and training grant solicitation for current cycle,
7/25/17
.
ASA joins with AAAS, other science organizations on letter to President Trump urging engagement of scientific advisers and protection of scientific data,
6/27/17
.
ASA signs Census Project letter urging the prompt nomination of a new Census Bureau Director,
6/7/17
.
12/13/17 ASA response
to 10/27/17 letter of Professors Zoe Georganta and Nicolas Logothetis.
ASA and other groups send letter to Transportation Secretary Chao urging the Department to give Bureau of Transportation Statistics control over its entire annual budget,
6/2/17
.
ASA President sends Senate Environment and Public Works Committee letter regarding H.R. 1430, The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017, urging “the bill be revised significantly in consultation of the scientific community before further consideration”;
5/26/17
.
ASA signs letter to President Trump with 57 others urging prompt appointment of high-qualified individuals for Director and other key roles in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),
5/25/17.
ASA signs onto comments expressing “concerns regarding
the Notice of Information Collection under OMB Emergency Review: Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants (DS-5535)
”;
5/18/17
.
The ASA and 20 organizations send letter to President Trump urging appointment of well-credentialed BLS Commissioner and urging appropriate BLS funding levels,
5/9/17
.
ASA President and four former BJS Directors write to Attorney Gfeneral Sessions and Congress about appointing a BJS Director and reinstating Senate confirmation of President’s nomination of BJS Director; BJS Director,
5/1/17
; DOJ Senate Confirmation,
5/1/17
; Congress Senate Confirmation,
5/1/17
.
ASA writes to Greek Prime Minister urging him to publicly defend against any efforts to undermine the credibility of the Greek statistics produced by Dr. Andreas Georgiou and his former colleagues so that all charges against these official statisticians are dropped,
3/27/17
. See
4/25/17 reply from Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem
.
The ASA signs onto a letter to Congressman Gosar regarding a provision of H.R. 482, the Local Zoning and Property Rights Protection Act, banning a database,
3/6/17
.
ASA President writes to Commerce Secretary about U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis,
3/6/17
.
ASA signs onto letter to President Trump asking that the long-term federal hiring strategy reflect the need for a strong FDA and NIH workforce to respond to public health emergencies, to protect the public from ongoing health threats, and to promote healthy communities,
2/27/17
.
The ASA congratulates Nancy Potok for being named the new Chief Statistician of the United States,
1/10/17
.
Clyde Tucker’s testimony on behalf of the ASA to the Commission for Evidence-Based Policymaking for its 10/21/16 Public Hearing
ASA writes to Greek President to express concern about recent decision to press charges against statistician Andreas Georgiou and echoing the call that that those working within the Greek statistical service must be able to perform their professional duties with integrity, and free of any political interference or pressure, real or implied,
10/14/16
.
ASA signs onto letter to CEPH “the learning objectives and competencies relating to evidence-based approaches to public health explicitly reference biostatistics as a critical skill and knowledge domain, and not only refer to ‘quantitative methods’”;
9/2/16
.
ASA signs letter applauding Senate draft of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (reauthorizing NSF, among other things),
6/28/16.
ASA Joins 30 Societies on Letter to Congress with Consensus Scientific View of Climate Change,
6/28/16
.
ASA signs onto letter in support of Open, Permanent, Electronic, and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act (H.R. 5051) establishing comprehensive policy ensuring government data is accessible to the public by default,
5/6/16
;
4/5/17
.
ASA writes NC governor informing him the ASA will no longer sign contracts to conduct meetings in his state as a result of its new law-the "Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act",
4/18/16
.
ASA signs letter in support of BEA and BLS having same access to business tax data as Census,
3/22/16
. (Background at this 2011
Amstat News
article.)
ASA and RSS send joint letter to Australian Government regarding announced cuts to climate monitoring programs,
3/7/16
. (Response from Australian Science Minister Pyne:
5/4/16
.)
ASA supports funding for USDA ERS and NASS:
House 3/25/14
;
Senate 5/7/14
;
House 3/20/15
;
Senate 3/27/15
;
6/18/15
,
summer 2015
;
Senate 3/11/16
;
House 3/11/16
.
ASA supports budget for Bureau of Transportation Statistics: House Science, Space, & Technology Committee,
6/4/21
; House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,
6/7/21
;
House 7/15/14
;
2/27/15
.
ASA signs onto CDC Coalition’s FY 2018 letter to House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee leaders urging at least $7.8 billion for the CDC,
3/30/17
,
4/18/17
;
House 12/4/17
,
Senate 12/4/17
.
ASA signs onto letter to Congress urging they swiftly complete the FY 2017 appropriations process with robust investments in scientific research,
4/6/17
.
The ASA signs onto letter urging a larger allocation for the FY17 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education and related agencies funding bill (which funds NIH, AHRQ, NCES, NCHS, and BLS),
2/22/16
The ASA joins 148 organizations on letter to Congress urging they “reject the Administration-proposed cuts to science as you begin to craft the fiscal year (FY) 2018 appropriations” and “prioritize these investments and provide sustainable and robust investments in scientific research”;
5/24/17
.
Five scientific societies send Senate appropriators letter urging their support of forensic science work at NIST,
7/19/17
;
8/4/17
.
ASA President thanks Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations leaders for strong support of U.S. Census Bureau in FY18 omnibus bill:
Shaheen 3/30/18
;
Serrano 3/30/18
;
Culberson 3/30/18
;
Shelby 3/30/18.
ASA supports funding for the U.S. Census Bureau:
6/1/15
;
6/8/15
;
9/10/15
;
Senate 11/9/15
;
House/11/9/15
;
Senate 2/18/16
;
House 2/18/16
;
Senate 6/10/16
;
House 6/13/16
;
Senate 10/17/16
;
House 10/17/16
.
FY15:
NSF 3/12/14
;
NSF 3/12/14
;
NSF 9/16/14
,
11/12/14
.
ASA signs onto letter urging Congress "replace sequestration with a balanced approach to deficit reduction,"
2/18/15
.
ASA President sends letters to key FAST Act sponsors for provisions boosting Bureau of Transportation Statistics autonomy:
Comstock
,
Thune and Nelson
,
Inhofe and Boxer
,
Shuster and DeFazio
,
Lipinski
(all sent 12/23/15). More information available
here
.
ASA signs onto letter to House Science Committee Chairman regarding the committee's inquiry into a scientific paper prepared by NOAA researchers,
11/24/15
.
ASA signs letter to Congress urging they prohibit the U.S. Department of Education from promulgating or enforcing new teacher preparation programs regulations,
11/20/15
.
ASA President supports nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and urges swift confirmation,
11/18/15
.
ASA joins letter urging reauthorization of the Census Bureau's Quarterly Financial Report (QFR),
10/9/15
.
ASA joins with a dozen other organizations applauding the introduction of the
House Resolution on environment stewardship, H.Res. 424
,
9/25/15
ASA signs onto letter in support of Bureau of Transportation Statistics in new transportation bill:
Lipinski 7/10/15
;
Thune 7/15/15
.
ASA President Elect sends Congress letter opposing the proposed termination of the Agency for Health Research and Quality:
Senate 6/29/15
;
House 6/29/15
;
Senate 10/22/15
;
House 10/22/15
;
Blumenthal 1/5/16
(
in reference to this November 12 Blumenthal Dear Colleague letter
).
ASA President sends
letter to Attorney General Lynch
and
letter to House and Senate Judiciary Committee leadership
regarding the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 6/4/15.
ASA President submits comments to OMB on its draft guidance to implement the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA),
5/29/15
.
ASA President sends letter to NIH director on importance and benefits of engaging statisticians on Precision Medicine Initiative,
4/29/15
;
reply from NIH Deputy Director of Science, Outreach, and Policy Kathy Hudson
;
10/20/15
.
ASA signs onto letter to House leadership discouraging provisions that might limit federal government's access to the best available climate science,
4/24/15
.
ASA signs onto letter to House Science, Space and Technology Committee Leadership expressing concern over NSF provisions,
4/21/15
.
ASA President sends letter to Congress regarding "Secret Science Reform Act of 2015",
2/25/15
,
3/5/15
. Background at
this ASA Community blog entry
.
ASA Comments on importance of American Community Survey question on undergraduate field of degree,
12/12/14
.
ASA joins others in letter to Congress urging "support for the competitive peer review process used by the National Institutes of Health."
House 12/2/14
;
Senate 12/2/14
.
ASA President Elect sends
letter to Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
regarding his action on the book, ""How to Lie with Statistics": 10/20/14. (For context, see this
news story
,
this Congressional hearing clip
, and
this statement
from the VA Secretary.)
ASA President Elect sends letters to Congress regarding "Secret Science Reform":
House 9/5/14
;
Senate 9/5/14
.
ASA signs letter expressing concerns about current and proposed restrictions on the ability of federal and contractor scientists and engineers to participate in scientific and technical conferences:
7/29/14
;
9/8/14
;
4/21/15
,
7/23/15
,
8/10/15
,
8/10/15
.
ASA signs letter to Senators to strengthen NCES autonomy and stature,
7/9/14
,
OMB 9/16/14
. For background and a link to a letter by, see this blog post,
Former Federal Statistical Agency Heads Urge Stronger NCES as Senate Panel Advances Bill to Weaken It
.
ASA provides comments on proposed Statistical Policy Directive: Fundamental Responsibilities of Federal Statistical Agencies and Recognized Statistical Units,
7/9/14
.
The ASA sends letter to Argentine officials inquiring on status of criminal and civil charges regarding independent publication of economic statistical data;
6/3/14
. For background, see the December 2012
Amstat News
article,
"Politics and Statistics Collide in Argentina."
ASA signs onto testimony for Senate hearing on "Innovation Deficit" (the notion that we haven't been investing enough in basic research),
4/29/14
.
The ASA provides written comments to the newly formed National Commission on Forensic Science,
4/23/14
.
The ASA joins scores of other organizations in voicing serious concerns with H.R. 4186, a House science committee bill to reauthorize NSF,
3/12/14
;
3/31/14
.
ASA President-Elect sends letter to Senator Rockefeller supporting his efforts on forensic science reform,
3/3/14
.
ASA joins MRA letter to Missouri legislator whose bill in the Missouri legislature would classify telephone surveys as telemarketing;
2/5/14
.
ASA signs onto letter in support of Data Compatibility in Senate Finance Committee draft bill,
1/17/14
.
ASA supports funding for other federal statistical agencies
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
4/25/12
.
Bureau for Justice Statistics:
7/11/11
;
House 7/26/11
.
ERS and NASS;
6/15/11
;
10/12/11
(Sample House Letter);
10/12/11
(Sample Senate letter);
Senate 3/20/12
;
House 3/22/12
;
Senate 5/13/13
;
House 5/13/13
.
Energy Information Administration:
House 6/6/11
;
Senate 6/6/11
;
House 3/22/12
;
Senate 3/22/12
,
5/31/13
.
National Center for Health Statistics:
3/19/12 NCHS House
,
10/1/12
,
NCHS House 4/19/13
.
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
5/6/10
;
FY12 7/1/11
;
7/11/11
;
House 7/26/11
,
House 4/13/12
,
6/4/13
,
House 7/30/13
,
Senate 7/30/13
,
Senate 1/30/14
;
3/28/14
;
2/27/15
;
11/12/15
;
12/18/15
,
3/2/16
,
11/28/16
.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics:
House 4/16/12
;
Senate 4/16/12
.
The ASA signs onto letter reacting to House science committee's draft bill re-authorizing the National Science Foundation,
12/19/13
.
ASA signs onto AAAS letter to House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith expressing support for "the important contribution social and behavioral sciences research brings to critical societal issues."
10/16/13
.
ASA signs onto letter to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman and Ranking Member urging they introduce and pass "a strong America COMPETES Act reauthorization bill that authorizes increased funding for key U.S. science agencies."
10/9/13
,
8/12/15
.
ASA signs STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education Coalition letter to House Judiciary Committee to support STEM education in immigration bill,
8/1/13
.
ASA Presidents thank North Carolina U.S. Senator Hagan for her Senate Resolution designating 2013 as the International Year of Statistics,
6/4/13
.
ASA supports nomination of John H. Thompson for Census Director:
5/30/13
.
ASA signs onto letter to House science committee urging the committee to avoid legislative attempts that could undermine NSF merit review process,
5/20/13
.
The ASA signs onto letters to directors of U.S. Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Office of Government Ethics urging completion of a federal rule that would facilitate federal scientists serving in professional association leadership and governance:
OPM 2/7/13
,
OGE 2/7/13
. For background, see these ASA Community blog entries:
6/20/11
;
1/3/11
.
ASA signs on to letter urging President and Congress to remember importance of research funding in "fiscal cliff" negotiations,
12/7/12
;
2/28/13
.
ASA oral testimony for Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee:
House 3/22/12
.
ASA sends letter in support of white paper,
"Risk-Limiting Post-Election Audits: Why and How,"
written by a group organized by ASA Member Philip Stark and suggesting election officials and others follow its guidance in implementing risk-limiting audits,
11/8/12
.
ASA President-Elect Marie Davidian sends letter to NIH Director Francis Collins in support of building quantitative science work force capacity in biomedical research and offering ASA's help,
11/1/12
.
ASA and RSS send letter expressing concern for criminal prosecution of scientists in L'Aquila earthquake case,
10/25/12
.
ASA congratulates the Bureau of Transportation Statistics on its 20th anniversary,
10/15/12
.
ASA sends
letter to U.S. State Department
regarding Argentine mistreatment of statisticians and economists producing independent price data, 9/7/12.
ASA sends letter to Argentine Government in response to its
statement to ASA
regarding
2012 JSM session on Repression of Statistics, Statisticians and Economists by the Argentine Government
:
8/9/12
(
Spanish translation of ASA response
).
ASA President sends letter to Senator Rockefeller supporting his efforts on forensic science reform,
7/25/12
.
ASA signs: i) letter to OMB opposing House policy rider prohibiting incentives on some federal surveys,
6/28/12
; ii) letter to House opposing policy rider prohibiting NIH funds be used for prohibits the NIH to use funds "for any economic research programs, projects or activities,",
7/30/12
; iii) letter to Congress opposing elimination of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ),
7/30/12
.
ASA signs letter opposing: restrictions on government employees' abilities to attend meetings and conferences: House version,
5/21/12
, Senate version,
5/21/12
.
ASA signs letter urging urging the restoration of the salary limit imposed on extramural NIH researchers to Level I of the Executive pay scale,
5/16/12
.
ASA signs letter to Congress opposing restrictions on government employees' participation in meetings and conferences:
5/6/12
.
ASA submits comments in response to the CBMS
The Mathematical Education of Teachers II (MET2)
draft:
5/1/12
.
ASA President sends letter of concern for making American Community Survey voluntary:
3/5/12
;
group letter
.
ASA signs STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education Coalition letter to House Education and Workforce Committee about lack of STEM components in ESEA/NCLB reauthorization bills,
2/10/12
.
ASA signs letter of support for H.R. 4945/S. 3167: "Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act of 2010" to make the U.S. Census Bureau more autonomous and to make its director's term a fixed, five-year appointment,
3/26/10
(
updated 4/19/10
);
12/10/10
(
updated 12/13/10
).
ASA President sends letter to DOT official on make-up of Advisory Committee on Transportation Statistics,
5/28/10
.
ASA signs onto letter opposing provisions of GRANT Act,
2/13/12
.
ASA submits the comments of the ASA Privacy and Confidentiality Committee the OSTP request for information, "Public Access to Digital Data Resulting from Federally Funded Scientific Research,"
1/12/12
.
ASA president sends letters to Senate Committee chairmen on forensic science reform:
Leahy 3/31/2011
;
Rockefeller 3/31/2011
. See also
2010 ASA Board Statement on Forensic Science
and
June 2010 letter to Chairman Leahy
;
Rockefeller & Hutchison 12/20/2011
.
ASA submits the comments of the ASA Privacy and Confidentiality Committee on "Common Rule" advanced notice of proposed rulemaking,
10/19/11
.
ASA sends letter in support of Senator Franken STEM Master Teacher Corps initiative,
10/17/11
.
ASA has written to the U.N. Special Rapporteur regarding mistreatment of statisticians in Argentina,
8/12/11
. See also the letter of inquiry from ASA Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights,
4/1/11
. See also the
10/18/11 ASA press release
on this effort and the following letters to UN from other statistical associations:
Société Française de Statistique, 9/23/11
;
International Statistical Institute, 9/29/11
;
Korean Statistical Society, 10/3/11
;
Royal Statistical Society, 10/25/11
. The Institute of Mathematical Statistics also wrote a letter to the UN on 10/4/11. The previous ASA letter addressing the situation can be found here:
11/18/09
.
ASA Executive Director signs onto letter defending role of science in Environmental Protection Agency decisionmaking,
7/25/11
.
ASA President Elect and Executive Director submit comments on Office of Government Ethics Proposed Rule to better facilitate the service of federal scientists in professional society leadership and governance,
6/28/11
; Group sign-on letter
6/30/11
.
ASA signs letters to Senators opposing S. 679's removal Senate confirmation of BJS and NCES heads,
6/20/11 Reid
;
6/20/11 McConnell
.
ASA signs letter in support of proposed amendment of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA),
5/23/11
.
ASA signs letter opposing NIH grant restrictions,
4/4/11
,
7/26/11
.
ASA signs STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education Coalition letter on funding:
February 20, 2009
,
7/1/09
,
11/16/10
,
Senate America COMPETES 11/16
,
5/1/12
, Senate,
6/14/12
.
ASA signs onto letter opposing the diversion NIH/NSF and other federal research funding agency funds for SBIR:
6/23/09
,
7/7/09
;
12/9/11
.
ASA supports science research funding (non-NIH): FY23:
NSF OMB/OSTP 11/5/21
;
FY22 NSF 11/2/21
;
NSF House 3/22/12
;
NSF House 4/26/12
;
NSF Senate 6/13/12
;
NSF Senate 7/18/12
,
NSF 7/11/11
;
NSF Group Letter 7/11/11
;
House 7/26/11
,
Reauthorization of America COMPETES Act, 4/7/10
,
5/7/10
,
5/19/10
,
6/24/10
;
11/5/10
. CJS Appropriations,
House 7/15/10
,
House 11/17/10
,
Senate 11/17/10
.
ASA supports NIH and NCHS and other health budgets:
3/15/10 NCHS Senate
;
3/15/10 NCHS House
;
3/15/10 AHRQ Senate
;
3/15/10 AHRQ House
;
6/8/10 NIH
;
10/27/10 NCHS
;
1/24/11 NIH FY11
;
4/21/11 NCHS Senate
;
4/21/11 NCHS House
;
4/21/11 AHRQ Senate
;
4/21/11 AHRQ House
.
ASA supports funding for the U.S. Census Bureau:
FY13 House 4/13/12
;
FY13 Senate 4/13/12
;
House 5/8/12
,
Senate 5/16/12
,
Congress 3/11/13
,
Congress 4/11/13
;
Senate 7/15/13
;
12/20/13
;
1/23/14
;
4/2/14
;
2/19/10
;
FY11 House 9/20/10
and
FY11 Senate 9/20/10
(
Enclosure for 9/20 letters
);
FY12 House 4/5/11
and
FY12 Senate 4/5/11
;
House 7/11/11
;
House 7/12/11
;
House 7/26/11
;
House 8/15/11
;
Senate 9/9/11
;
Senate 10/14/11
;
CJS Conferees 11/2/11
.
ASA President sends letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner regarding Office of Financial Research,
11/16/10
.
ASA leadership signed a letter to the Vermont Secretary of State urging that the voting precincts to be audited be selected after the November 2 elections,
10/21/10
.
ASA signed onto a letter to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) urging PCAST to reconsider its exclusion of behavioral and social sciences in its recent K-12 STEM education report, Prepare and Inspire;
10/18/10
.
ASA and ASA president sign letters to National Academies’ Board on Science Education Committee on New Science Education Standards Framework:
7/30/10
;
7/31/10
.
ASA President signs
letter to Canadian Minister of Industry Tony Clement
urging that decision to replace the long census form with a voluntary survey next year be reconsidered, 7/9/10,
7/26/10
, (
Reply of Minister Tony Clement
to letter from the Chair of the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies.)
ASA President sends letter to Senate Judiciary Committee commenting on draft outline for forensic science reform legislation,
6/10/10
ASA Presidents sign letters to NC Senators asking for their help to promote statistical literacy:
5/20/10
ASA signs onto letter to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) urging they take the lead in affirming the behavioral and social sciences as an important part of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education,
4/19/10
ASA President sends letter with ASA’s review of the Common Core K-12 Standards,
1/25/10
,
4/2/10
. See also the ASA letter commenting on the September 21, 2009 draft of the Common Core College and Career Readiness Standards for Mathematics,
10/21/09
.
ASA President signs letter regarding risk-limiting audits in California legislation,
3/19/10
.
ASA signs STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education Coalition letter
To promote STEM Education through Math and Science Partnership program improvements in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,
10/18/11
.
promoting STEM Education in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,
6/20/11
.
to promote STEM in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization (ESEA), Congress
3/26/10
to President Obama on importance of STEM Education,
12/22/08
;
5/27/09
, and with pledge to support Administration's STEM education efforts,
11/20/09
.
offering strategic recommendations for the NSF HER Directorate programs,
10/9/08
.
thanking Congressional leaders for
Higher Education Opportunity Act, 9/10/08
;
National Service Legislation, 4/27/09
.
ASA nominated ASA members for various advisory committees (AC) and positions:
NSF MPS AC
,
NSF EHR AC
,
NSF SBE Director
,
National Assessment Governing Board
,
FDA Science Board
,
Census Advisory Committee on the Hispanic Population
ASA joins dozens of groups to sign letter to top officials in the Obama administration urging them to end the federal government’s practice of denying visas to foreign scholars, writers, artists, and activists based on ideology.
3/18/09
;
2/26/10
Amstat News
article about ASA members in public office
The ASA organizes briefing for
Blue Dog
science staffers with help of
Task Force
PowerPoint Presentation
ASA President sends letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan regarding the National Center for Education Statistics Commissioner,
7/1/09
, and regarding NCES stature, authority and autonomy,
11/2/09
.
ASA President sends letter to Attorney General Holder regarding Bureau of Justice Statistics,
5/18/09
; and its director
5/12/09
; and letter to Senate Judiciary Committee in support of nomination of James P. Lynch for BJS Director,
11/10/09
ASA sends letter regarding ramifications of IT consolidation at IRS on IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Division (April, 2009):
Treasury Secretary Geithner
;
IRS Commissioner Shulman
;
NEC Director Summers
;
OMB Director Orszag
.
ASA sends letter regarding selection of next IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Division director,
4/15/2009
.
The ASA sent letters to Congresswoman Maloney and Senator Carper in support of H.R. 7069/H.R. 1254 to make the Census Bureau independent and its director’s term a fixed, five-year appointment. Congresswoman Maloney:
12/11/2008
,
3/16/09
; Senator Carper:
12/11/2008
,
3/16/09
.
Urging quick appointment of Census Director in new administration:
11/14/08
;
11/19/08
;
2/2/09
;
3/10/09
ASA supports nomination of Robert M Groves for Census Director:
4/2/09
;
4/9/08
; and urges quick confirmation,
5/19/09
,
6/12/09
.
ASA signs onto letter opposed Vitter-Bennett appropriation amendment to add last-minute question to Decennial Census questionnaire
10/12/09
ASA supports funding for the U.S. Census Bureau:
4/28/08 - Administration
&
4/29/08 - Congress
,
9/11/08 - Congress
,
12/8/2008
;
1/15/09 - Congress
,
2/2/09 – Congress
,
2/11/09 – Congress
;
4/6/2009 – Commerce Secretary Locke
;
9/11/09
.
ASA supports NIH and NCHS and other health budgets:
9/8/08
;
5/16/08
;
3/18/09 House
;
3/18/09 NCHS
;
September 2009
;
11/23/09 Obama
.
ASA supports science research funding (non-NIH):
President Obama's Budget Request, 4/6/09
;
Speaker Pelosi, 9/16/09
;
Senate Leadership, 10/2/09
;
America COMPETES 9/22/08
;
America COMPETES 9/22/08 Senate
;
9/10/08 NSF letters
;
1/23/09 Stimulus Senate
;
2/2/09 Stimulus Senate
,
2/11/09 Stimulus Congress
;
2/11/09 NSF in Stimulus Congress
.
ASA President sends letter to NIH Director Francis Collins regarding need to train more biostatisticians and to recruit and support more biostatistics methodology grants,
12/15/09
ASA President sends letters to senior Michigan education officials urging more statistics in new curriculum standards,
12/15/09
ASA president send letter to President of Sociedad Argentina de Estadística offering support of its efforts to defend the independence of national statistical agencies,
11/18/09
.
ASA President signs
letter
to Senators on consensus view of climate science.
ASA President sends letter to OSTP Director Holdren regarding federal statistical agencies,
8/12/09
ASA President and Executive Director send letter to University of Central Florida President and Provost regarding proposed closure of statistics department,
7/1/09
ASA President sends letter in support of the Ehlers-Dodd Standards to Provide Educational Achievement for All Kids (SPEAK) Act,
6/9/09
.
ASA signs onto letter urging the next President of the United States to appoint a Science Advisor before taking office,
10/31/08
.
ASA president submits comments on proposed changes to CMS Part D Public Use Files,
9/17/08
.
ASA endorses H.R. 6314: “Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008”; June 2008.
Letter to House Science and Technology Committee Chairman Bart Gordon
.
ASA joins
COSSA
and
AERA
in
submitting comments on proposed changes
to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act to build the science underlying educational policy and practice. 5/8/2008.
ASA signs onto
Science Debate 2008
, a grassroots initiative to inject science and technology issues into the presidential campaigns and debates. Spring, 2008.
ASA Supports FY08 science research funding (non-NIH):
6/3/08 House letter
;
6/3/08 Senate letter
.
Frequently Asked Questions
regarding the privacy implications of data mining
Don A. Dillman Analyzes
Palm Beach County Florida Ballot
(2000 U.S. Presidential Election)
Proposed changes
to OMB Circular A110, the guidance regulating government grants and
comments
submitted by former ASA President Jonas H. Ellenberg
Supporting case for H.R. 2558, The Statistical Efficiency Act of 1999
Census 2000 Issues:
The Information Anti-Piracy Act:
Report on the American Statistical Association Conference on Transfer of Methodology between Academic and Government Statisticians
, 1978
2007 Science Policy Task Force’s Report to the ASA (recommending creation of ASA Director of Science Policy
1987 Report of the Committee on Developing an ASA Office of Scientific and Public Affairs Committee