Government agencies, which are often constrained by limited budgets, must manage vast amounts of data, a task that is both vital and complex. Artificial intelligence (AI), meanwhile, is transforming ...

Days after President Donald Trump took office again in January, thousands of government pages with critical data were taken down as agencies rushed to comply with executive orders targeting diversity, ...

A battle is being waged in the quiet corners of government websites and data repositories. Essential public records are disappearing and, with them, Americans’ ability to hold those in power ...

To a certain brand of policy wonk, January 31, 2025, is a day that will live in infamy. It had been nearly two weeks since President Donald Trump took office for the second time—days that passed in a ...

People rely on data from federal agencies every day – often without realizing it. Rural residents use groundwater level data from the U.S. geological survey’s National Water Information System to ...

Elon Musk’s team is leading an effort to link government databases, to the alarm of privacy and security experts. By Emily Badger and Sheera Frenkel The federal government knows your mother’s maiden ...

On a Saturday morning, you head to the hardware store. Your neighbors’ Ring cameras film your walk to the car. Your car’s sensors, cameras and microphones record your speed, how you drive, where ...

In any stable democracy, trust in government data is critical. Without such freely shared and reliable information, it is impossible to assess the condition of the nation, what changes are necessary ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the ...

“Flying blind amidst heavy fog is a dangerous proposition,” one economist said about the risks of a lapse in official statistics. By Ben Casselman The monthly jobs report on Friday is expected to ...