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Monitoring America's federal data infrastructure from dataset availability and new releases to planned and unplanned changes to collections.

Webinar. Rapid Response Data Briefing: Critical Rulemaking for 2030 Census. July 14, 2026. 2:30 - 3:00 PM ET. There is a dark blue background, with a transparent star over it, and the logos of the co-hosts are on the bottom of the graphic.
A paper note with a red push pin says the following: “Take Action Office Hours. Drop in, ask questions, and get help crafting effective public comments on federal data. 1st Friday of each month | 12 - 1 PM ET.” The dataindex.us logo is on the bottom.
Webinar. Rapid Response Data Briefing: Critical Rulemaking for 2030 Census. July 14, 2026. 2:30 - 3:00 PM ET. There is a dark blue background, with a transparent star over it, and the logos of the co-hosts are on the bottom of the graphic.
A paper note with a red push pin says the following: “Take Action Office Hours. Drop in, ask questions, and get help crafting effective public comments on federal data. 1st Friday of each month | 12 - 1 PM ET.” The dataindex.us logo is on the bottom.
Webinar. Rapid Response Data Briefing: LIHEAP. June 4, 2026. 1:30 - 2:00 PM ET. There is a dark blue background, with a transparent star over it, and the logos of the co-hosts are on the bottom of the graphic.
A paper note with a red push pin says the following: “Take Action Office Hours. Drop in, ask questions, and get help crafting effective public comments on federal data. 1st Friday of each month | 12 - 1 PM ET.” The dataindex.us logo is on the bottom.
A paper note with a red push pin says the following - Take Action: How to Write a Public Comment on Federal Data. March 20, 2026. 1:00-1:30 PM ET. Webinar hosted by dataindex.us.
Data for Democracy. Data Defense: How to Use Key Tools to Advocate for Accessible Public Data. February 25, 11am-12pm ET. The image contains a group of people and the CTData logo.
Webinar. Rapid Response Data Briefing: 2026 Census Test. February 23, 2026. 4:00 - 4:30 PM ET. There is a dark blue background, with a transparent star over it, and the logos of the co-hosts are on the bottom of the graphic.
A paper note with a red push pin says the following: RFI of the Week: NIH Controlled-Access Data Policy and Proposed Revisions to NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy TAKE ACTION NIH is requesting public input on its proposal to establish harmonized and transparent policy requirements for protecting human participant research data. Specifically, NIH proposes establishing policy requirements for which data should be controlled-access under NIH data sharing policies, and revising the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy to simplify and harmonize requirements. Comments due March 18, 2026.
A paper note with a red push pin says the following: Survey of the Week: 2027 Census of Agriculture TAKE ACTION The Census of Agriculture is the primary source of statistics concerning the nation's agricultural industry. These data are used by Congress when developing or changing farm programs; many national and state programs are designed or allocated based on census data (e.g., soil conservation projects, funds for cooperative extension programs, and research funding); and private industry uses the data to provide more effective production and distribution systems for the agricultural community. Comments due March 16, 2026.
A paper note with a red push pin says the following: Survey of the Week: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey—Household Component TAKE ACTION MEPS collects data on the specific health services that Americans use, how frequently they use them, the cost of these services and how they are paid for, as well as data on the cost, scope, and breadth of health insurance held by and available to U.S. workers. HHS is making a number of changes to the MEPS, including removing questions on birth control, gender, aspirin use, and counseling; adding questions about use of sleep medication, trouble getting to sleep, screen time, use of wearable devices, self-assessed diet quality, fruit and vegetable consumption, meals eaten away from home, former smoking, and weight loss attempts; and making changes to a number of other questions. Comments due March 2, 2026.
The Day Federal Data Went Dark: A Year of Monitoring and Action. January 29, 2026. 2 – 3 PM ET. Co-hosted by dataindex.us and the Association of Public Data Users. Featuring the following organizations: American Statistical Association, CDC Data Project, Data Rescue Project, Democracy 2025, EssentialData.US, Federation of American Scientists, Friends of BLS, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Movement Advancement Project, Population Association of America, Population Reference Bureau, and Public Environmental Data Partners.
A paper note with a red push pin says the following: Survey of the Week. National Survey of Children's Health. TAKE ACTION. The NSCH is designed to produce data on the physical and emotional health of children under 18 years of age who live in the US, including information on factors related to the well-being of children, including access to health care, in-home medical care, family interactions, parental health, school and after-school experiences, and neighborhood characteristics. Census and HHS are making several changes to both the survey's methodology and its content - including implementing new SPD15 race and ethnicity question standards and removing response options related to sexual orientation and gender identity. Comments due February 3, 2026.
Webinar. Rapid Response Data Briefing. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). January 8, 2026. 2:00-2:30 PM ET. Logos of the cosponsors displayed at the bottom. The background of the graphic is dark blue and features the dataindex.us star logo in the top right corner.
A paper note with a red push pin says the following: Data Sharing Notice of the Week Master Files of Social Security Number Holders and Applications TAKE ACTION Through this notice, SSA is announcing its intention to share citizenship and immigration data with DHS and to share data with Treasury for the purpose of identifying, preventing, or recouping fraud and improper payments. Comments due December 12, 2025
Data Regulation of the Week Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule TAKE ACTION DOI's Bureau of Land Management is proposing to rescind the 2024 Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, which in addition to requiring the protection of intact landscapes and restoring degraded habitat ecosystems, mandated the use of science and data as the foundation for management decisions across all plans and programs. Comments due Nov. 10
Webinar Rapid Response Data Briefing Understanding the Food Security Supplement Tuesday, October 7 3:00 - 3:30 PM ET
Unemployment Compensation (UC) Program DOL is proposing to revise its regulation on unemployment compensation data to require - rather than permit - the disclosure of confidential UC information to Federal officials for the purposes of UC program oversight and audits. According to the proposal, mandatory collection of this data is essential to ensure the UC program is being administered consistent with Federal law and to identify and prevent fraud. Comments due Sept. 29
TAKE ACTION! Weigh in on these government surveys and forms Unemployment Compensation Perkins V State Plan Guide and Consolidated Annual Report Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
FOIA Management System (FMS2) HUD is updating its FOIA records system to capture information about the citizenship of people making FOIA requests. Comments due Sept. 10. DATAINDEX.US
Biographic Information/Alien Registration This form is used by non-citizens to register under the Immigration and Naturalization Act. The form collects personal and biometric information. During the 60-day public comment period, DHS received many comments challenging the type and extent of information collected on this form, largely on the grounds that the information is overbroad, burdensome, and sets non-citizens up for potential criminal liability due to complexities in question wording and other issues. DHS chose not to make any changes to the form in response to these comments. Comments due Sept. 10. DATAINDEX.US
IPEDS ED is proposing to add a new “Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement” (ACTS) to IPEDS. This component will be applicable to all four-year institutions who utilize selective college admissions, because according to the listing " these institutions have an elevated risk of noncompliance with the civil rights laws." Generally, data collected will include race and sex information about students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled, their GPA and admission test scores, and information about financial assistance provided to those students. In the first year, ED proposes to collect that data not only from the 25-26 academic year, but also from the five prior academic years. Comments due Oct. 14. DATAINDEX.US
TAKE ACTION! Weigh in on changes to these government surveys and forms Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Biographic Information/Alien Registration Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Management System (FMS2) DATAINDEX.US
Bar chart titled "Number of ICRs Submitted with Changes Driven by Presidential Actions" with a subtitle indicating the data includes ICRs submitted from 07/05/2025 to 07/11/2025. The x-axis lists Presidential Actions (EO 14168, EO 14151, EO 14148, and EO 14247), and the y-axis shows the number of ICRs submitted. EO 14168 leads with 6 ICR submissions. EO 14151 has 3 ICR submissions. EO 14148 and EO 14247 each have 1 ICR submission. Each bar is blue, and ICR submission counts are labeled above the bars.
Bar chart titled "Number of Presidential Action-Driven ICRs Submitted by Agency" with a subtitle indicating the data includes ICRs submitted from 07/05/2025 to 07/11/2025. The x-axis lists agencies (HHS, DOL, NCUA, SBA, TREAS, and VA), and the y-axis shows the number of ICRs submitted. HHS leads with 5 ICR submissions. DOL, NCUA, SBA, TREAS, and VA each have 1 ICR submission. Each bar is blue, and ICR submission counts are labeled above the bars.
Bar chart titled "Number of ICRs Submitted with Changes Driven by Presidential Actions" with a subtitle indicating the data includes ICRs submitted from 06/28/2025 to 07/04/2025. The x-axis lists Presidential Actions (EO 14168, EO 14151, EO 14148, and EO 14173), and the y-axis shows the number of ICRs submitted. EO 14168 leads with 11 ICR submissions. EO 14151 has 4 ICR submissions, EO 14148 has 2 ICR submissions, and EO 14173 has 1 ICR submission. Each bar is blue, and ICR submission counts are labeled above the bars.
White text on a light blue diagonal gradient reads: Virtual Event Rapid Response Data Briefing American Time Use Survey Wednesday, July 9 2:30-3:00PM EDT and includes logos for PRB, APDU, and dataindex.us
Bar chart titled "Number of Presidential Action-Driven ICRs Submitted by Agency" with a subtitle indicating the data includes ICRs submitted from 06/14/2025 to 06/20/2025. The x-axis lists agencies (HHS, DOC, DOD, DOL, and NSF), and the y-axis shows the number of ICRs submitted. HHS leads with 6 ICR submissions. DOC, DOD, DOL, and NSF each have 1 ICR submission. Each bar is blue, and ICR submission counts are labeled above the bars.
Bar chart titled "Number of Presidential Action-Driven ICRs Submitted by Agency" with a subtitle indicating the data includes ICRs submitted from 06/07/2025 to 06/13/2025. The x-axis lists agencies (DOC, HHS, DOL, and USDA), and the y-axis shows the number of ICRs submitted. DOC and HHS lead, each with 3 ICR submissions, followed by DOL with 2 ICR submissions and USDA with 1 ICR submission. Each bar is blue, and ICR submission counts are labeled above the bars.
Bar chart titled "Number of ICRs Submitted with Changes Driven by Presidential Actions" with a subtitle indicating the data includes ICRs submitted from 05/31/2025 to 06/06/2025. The x-axis lists Presidential Actions (EO 14168, EO 14151, EO 14148, EO 14153, and EO 14172), and the y-axis shows the number of ICRs submitted. EO 14168 leads with 22 ICR submissions. EO 14151 has 5 ICR submissions, EO 14148 has 4 ICR submissions, and EOs 14153 and 14172 both have 1 ICR submission. Each bar is blue, and ICR submission counts are labeled above the bars.
Bar chart titled "Number of ICRs Submitted with Changes Driven by Presidential Actions" with a subtitle indicating the data includes ICRs submitted from 05/24/2025 to 05/30/2025. The x-axis lists Presidential Actions (EO 14168, EO 14151, EO 14148, and Proclamation 10925), and the y-axis shows the number of ICRs submitted. EO 14168 leads with 31 ICR submissions. EO 14151 has 7 ICR submissions, EO 14148 has 6 ICR submissions, and Proclamation 10925 has 1 ICR submission. Each bar is blue, and ICR submission counts are labeled above the bars.