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The Federal Statistical System Under Threat
Learn about the Federal Statistical System and ways to support it. Public data is a public good!
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Teaching with Disappearing Data: Invitation to Participate in Study
Today, we have another guest post from a Data Rescue Project volunteer. Jeanine is conducting a survey of instructors who teach with government data. In addition, we will have our regular office hours this week on Wednesday, August 20, from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM Eastern. Please join
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NCES Tables: Rescues in Progress
Since we started the Data Rescue Project (DRP), we have received many requests for saving the tables libraries associated with the National Center for Education Statistics surveys. The tables libraries in DataLab provide quick reference and summary statistics for researchers of the work the NCES does: research on safety in
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Support for the BLS
We imagine that many of you have already heard the news about last night's removal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, Erika McEntarfer. We are dismayed by these actions and join our partner groups, the Friends of BLS, COPAFS, APDU, and others, in calling on Congress to
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Flood Predictions: A Data User Story
Today, we are back to featuring some data user stories. Thank you to Natasha Randall for sending this post about the importance of public data for her research on flood prediction. I am a PhD student, and my research topic is on developing deep learning (AI) models for flood prediction.
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Guest Post: Sonification and Data Rescue 🛟
At the recent IASSIST conference, we learned of an effort to sonify the work connected to our Data Rescue Project Tracker. Sonification is a fascinating area used in a variety of fields. This project conveys well the urgency we all felt during the early months of 2025, so we invited
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The Future of the USAID DHS Program
The Population Reference Bureau recently released a report called "Collaborating for Action on the Future of Demographic and Health Surveys." It summarizes discussions held in May about the USAID's Demographic and Health Surveys. DRP volunteers, who have fielded researcher questions about these surveys, were honored to
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Data Rescue Project Launches New Portal
The Data Rescue Project (DRP) is excited to announce the launch of the DRP Portal—a milestone in our collective effort to protect and preserve at-risk public information. As of June 2025, DRP volunteers and other organizations have rescued over 1,100 public datasets from 80+ government offices. Started as
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Why We’re Starting a New Federal Data Forum
We at the DRP are excited to see the federal data community working together in positive ways in the face of the current crisis. Today, we have a guest post by Mark Mather and Beth Jarosz of the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) about their new collaborative forum. America's
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UChicago's Data Mirror
DRP partner's UChicago Data Mirror has started collecting federal data of interest to the University of Chicago community.
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Tracking Government Information
As always, the Data Rescue Project loves highlighting partners and initiatives. Today, we celebrate the Tracking Gov Info Project! The Tracking Gov Info Project is a crowdsourcing effort to track removed and modified government information and resources. Although the news media have widely reported the current U.S. administration'
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Thank you, Carla
Today, we've heard the sad news that Dr. Carla Hayden, our Librarian of Congress, has been fired. Dr. Hayden has inspired the many librarians involved with the Data Rescue Project. She was the first woman and first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress. Moreover, she