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Understanding and navigating federal data can be tricky– for both novices and experts! But there is now a resource to help you understand this complex ecosystem. Through support from the UC Berkeley Executive Fellowship in Applied Technology Policy, federal data experts Denice Ross and Chris Marcum have teamed up to
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States conducted by the CDC. The survey is unique in that it combines interviews and physical examinations. This is a very important dataset for health, public
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Our colleagues at the Humanitarian Archive Emergency (HAE) Project have an updated request for our data rescuers! This initiative, based at the University of Manchester, is focused on the global threat to knowledge infrastructure, specifically for humanitarian aid organizations. Decades of materials in digital archives are currently unprotected and therefore
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Today's post is from Rachel Santarsiero, Director of the National Security Archive's Climate Change Project, and creator of the Disappearing Data Chronology. “SignalGate happened when?!” I thought to myself as I checked and doublechecked my dates. Yes, SignalGate—the political scandal in which Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey
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One of the questions we hear regularly is if folks can still help rescue data without advanced technical skills. The answer is a resounding YES! But, if you’re interested in learning more about how you could scrape websites to capture a large amount of data quickly, join us on
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Following the 2026 Information Stewardship Forum hosted by Internet Archive, there is a new call to action available for your review and support. James R. Jacobs, along with others who provided feedback on the document, drafted a concise statement articulating the current situation and potential future preservation efforts. Signatories agree
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During the final week in March, members of the DRP Steering Committee Lynda Kellam and Amy Nurnberger attended a global gathering of data experts and advocates hosted by AGU. This convening brought nearly 100 cross-disciplinary experts to Berlin, Germany. Over 5 days, discussions prioritized building relationships, identifying challenges, and building
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The past four months have been a challenging and sobering time for the Save Our Signs team. Most of us live in Minneapolis and St. Paul and as the ICE occupation in Minnesota devastated our communities, we had to balance our professional work with our efforts to support our neighbors.
Join us on Wednesday, April 1, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Eastern for a discussion on teaching with federal data resources! We want to hear how you’ve changed your instruction practices or adapted existing tools to help learners of all ages use federal data. Don’t forget to
In late 2025, members of the DRP Steering Committee traveled to the University of Manchester, UK, to attend the launch of the Humanitarian Archive Emergency (HAE) Project. As we have seen in the US over the past 15 months, digital archives, records, and datasets linked to humanitarian action and global
If you’ve attended any of our presentations or office hours, you’ve probably heard us mention just how complicated the U.S. federal statistical system is. Luckily, our partners at the Federal Data Forum have maintained an active and supportive online space to share information, announcements, and materials about
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We have exciting news for the Data Rescue Project community! Thanks to our partners at the Public Environmental Data Partners and Fulton Ring, the rescued HIFLD data has become part of HIFLD Next, a new platform for discovering and accessing the 400-plus infrastructure- and resilience-related data layers from the US