Government Shutdown Could Delay Economic Data at a Critical Moment

Flying blind amidst heavy fog is a dangerous proposition,” one economist said about the risks of a lapse in official ...
The Washington Post

Vast Data Collection Plan Faces Big Delay

The Treasury Department reported to Congress yesterday that a data-collection program to give counterterrorism analysts routine access to as many as 500 million cross-border financial transactions a ...
NPR

As USDA begins gathering data on food stamp recipients, it widens its ask of states

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is telling states to begin turning over sensitive data on applicants to the food assistance program previously known as food stamps. The agency has recently expanded ...
NPR

States sue USDA over efforts to gather food stamp data on tens of millions of people

A coalition of 21 states and Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture after the federal agency told states to turn over the detailed, personal information of ...
Bay Area Reporter

California health officials pilot LGBTQ data collection plan

As it continues to address lapses in its gathering of LGBTQ health information, California's health department is piloting a plan in Los Angeles County for sharing sexual orientation and gender ...
Reuters

Wall Street regulator may release rules on data collection plan this summer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A formal proposal for a controversial rule that would beef up oversight of securities brokerages could be ready as early as this summer, the head of Wall Street's ...
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California and other states sue USDA over efforts to gather food stamp data on tens of millions of people

A coalition of 20 states and Washington, D.C., announced a new lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture after the federal agency told states to turn over the detailed, personal ...