Trump's Cuts Are Making Federal Data Disappear
These datasets are collateral damage in President Donald Trump's effort to downsize the US government. The so-called Department of Government Efficiency says it's canceled almost 12,000 contracts totaling about $44 billion in savings, plus billions more in terminated grants. Then there are the hundreds of thousands of government workers who've departed through voluntary resignations, firings and other exits, leaving several agencies gutted and gaping holes in others. Among them are linchpins of the sprawling federal statistical system, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, as well as a host of lesser-known offices that research science and engineering, transportation, health and more.
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