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The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are 5 ways it’s hurting Americans

This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come.

#GovernmentData #information #data

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/trump-administration-deleting-data

Different institutions frequently collect people’s private data. This episode of the series “What Everybody Knows About You” by Andrew Oram focuses on governments.

Check it out: https://lpi.org/xqlz

[Disclaimer: This post includes an image generated using AI.]

#datacollection #dataprivacy #governmentdata #personalinformation #surveillance #privacyrights #whateverybodyknowsaboutyou #LPI

Prices held steady last month, CPI data shows

Consumer prices broadly remained unchanged in February, holding steady just before war with Iran rattled markets and threatened…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Business #Consumerprices #CPIreport #electricityprices #gasprices #gasolineprices #governmentdata #inflationreport #iran #naturalgasprices #Oilprices
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/517232/

“Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion”*…

Further, in a fashion, to a post ten days ago...

Arguing for the collection of detailed data in the first U.S. census, James Madison argued that comprehensive information was necessary to ensure legislative decisions were based on, in his words, “facts, instead of assertions and conjectures.” Since then, the importance of data has become obvious across a broader array of government activities (e.g., regulatory and judicial) and has proved a crucial service both to research and commerce. Our government, our economy, our education and research, our agriculture, and so much more depend on government-collected data.

But since the early days of his current term, NOTUS reports, President Trump and his appointees have been systematically eliminating much of that data…

Joy Binion worked for the federal government collecting data on emerging substance abuse trends in emergency rooms across the country. Her work was part of the Drug Abuse Warning Network, which President Donald Trump’s first administration funded at the recommendation of his commission on the opioid crisis.

Six months into Trump’s second term, his administration axed the data collection effort entirely, laying off Binion and her division.

“They flat out eliminated DAWN, which was actually surprising to me, because DAWN was kind of the Trump administration’s baby in 2016 as they really looked toward fighting the opioid epidemic,” Binion told NOTUS, adding that healthcare providers no longer have a comprehensive resource to learn about the new drugs that could require emergency medical responses.

Since retaking office, the Trump administration has transformed how the government collects data, cut access to previously-public data and stopped collecting some data altogether. This overhaul has left significant holes in data on everything from substance useto maternal mortality.

NOTUS spoke to 18 data experts and researchers who rely on federal data who said the breadth of information no longer being collected or distributed by the federal government has been nearly impossible to track. Researchers estimate that well over 3,000 data sets have been removed from public access.

The current reality is that the federal government is no longer a reliable source of widespread data collection… [Here] is only a small sample of the data collection the Trump administration has made changes to:

• The Department of Agriculture terminated a report on household food security in September, claiming it was “redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous.” Feeding America said it relied on this survey to guide its programs.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped releasing data on maternal and infant mortality in April 2025 after the administration placed all of the agency staff managing the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System on administrative leave. The data collection resumed in at least some states in July 2025, but recent data contains gaps.
• Trump directed the Justice Department last year to suspend a Biden-era database tracking misconduct by federal law enforcement officers.
• The administration removed questions on gender identity from the National Crime Victimization Survey, the National Health Interview Survey and other surveys. Homeless shelters, mental health hotlines and substance use recovery programs all used this data for policymaking and planning.
• The Department of Homeland Security ended public access in October to its public safety and infrastructure dataset, called Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data.
• The National Center for Education Statistics missed a mandated deadline to release its annual report on the condition of the American education system, and the materials released were lacking in data compared to previous years.
• The Health and Human Services Department’s 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health omitted information about drug use based on race and ethnicity. HHS laid off the team that collected the data, though the agency is reportedly working with a contractor to resume its collection.
• The Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Education and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration no longer allow researchers to apply to access and study their data.
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics produces fewer calculations for its producer price index program and has cut down where it collects data from.

Some of these cuts were made without any public fanfare, like the administration’s decision to end DAWN. In other cases, agencies slipped the news into routine announcements. And occasionally, like when the White House mandated that questions about gender identity be removed from federal surveys, the administration touted the deletions as quelling “gender ideology extremism.” [See also here and here.]

Researchers told NOTUS that the federal government’s reasoning for terminating data collection is flawed. And in some cases, the Trump administration has run afoul of congressional mandates to produce data, including by failing to publish required reports on time and removing reports required by law…

More at: “Federal Data Is Disappearing” from @notus.com.

Several not-for-profits (the Internet Archive, libraries, and academic groups) are valiently trying to preserve data sets that have been removed. But they cannot of course preserve data that is never collected…

[Image above: source]

* W. Edwards Deming

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As we drive with our windshields pained over, we might recall that on this date in 2020 ice fisherman Thomas Knight caught a 40 inch, 37.7 pound lake trout on Big Diamond Pond in West Stewartstown, New Hampshire. It is the largest lake trout on record in New England.

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US Department of Justice: Two Virginia Men Arrested for Conspiring to Destroy Government Databases. “According to court documents, brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, both 34, of Alexandria, Virginia, were indicted on Nov. 13 for conspiring to delete databases used to store U.S. government information. Both men were federal contractors.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/07/us-department-of-justice-two-virginia-men-arrested-for-conspiring-to-destroy-government-databases/

Gizmodo: The White House Is Going to Put Government Statistics on the Blockchain (Yeah, We Don’t Know Why Either). “President Donald Trump held a televised ‘cabinet meeting’ at the White House on Tuesday that clocked in at over 3 hours and 15 minutes. It was a marathon session of ass-kissing from the Trump regime’s most despicable characters. But the announcement that really stood out to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/27/gizmodo-the-white-house-is-going-to-put-government-statistics-on-the-blockchain-yeah-we-dont-know-why-either/

Calling all #DataRescuers! Whether you're looking for #governmentdata or looking to volunteer, the Data Rescue Project has you covered. Check out our portal and see how you can get involved: www.datarescueproject.org/faq/

🚨💾 Attention, aspiring conspiracy theorists! This article warns of a terrifying world where government data is stored in ONE place. 🤯 Clearly written by someone who thinks "CTRL+C" is a superpower and the cloud is a sentient being plotting global domination. 🌩️🤣
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/dangers-consolidating-all-government-information #conspiracytheories #governmentdata #cloudcomputing #techhumor #digitalprivacy #HackerNews #ngated

Alleged Data Exposure Hits Indonesian Supreme Court https://dailydarkweb.net/alleged-data-exposure-hits-indonesian-supreme-court/ #DarkWebNews&Services #MAHKAMAHAGUNGGOID #governmentdata #CyberSecurity #MAHKAMAHAGUNG #dataexposure #SupremeCourt #databreach #Indonesia

Harvard Libraries: Harvard Library Guide to Public Data Conservation. “Public data collected and maintained by federal, state, and municipal governments is a critical resource for the Harvard community. Harvard Library is committed to helping researchers maintain access to the information they rely on. This guide provides resources and recommended pathways for researchers concerned about […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/10/harvard-libraries-harvard-library-guide-to-public-data-conservation/

Alleged Data Breach Targets Yucatán Government Website https://dailydarkweb.net/alleged-data-breach-targets-yucatan-government-website/ #governmentdata #transportation #DataBreaches #PersonalData #government #marssepe #Mexico

Alleged Access to Mexican Territorial Operating System Exposes Thousands of Records https://dailydarkweb.net/alleged-access-to-mexican-territorial-operating-system-exposes-thousands-of-records/ #UnauthorizedAccesses #governmentplatform #governmentsystems #governmentdata #AKA_Astaroth #PersonalData #databreach #government #access #Mexico

Alleged Data Breach of Thailand Post Exposes 19M Records https://dailydarkweb.net/alleged-data-breach-of-thailand-post-exposes-19m-records/ #governmentplatform #governmentdata #postalservice #DataBreaches #databreach #government #Logistics #Thailand #vebxpert #post

Online Journalism Blog: How do I get data if my country doesn’t publish any?. “In many countries public data is limited, and access to data is either restricted, or information provided by the authorities is not credible. So how do you obtain data for a story? Here are some techniques used by reporters around the world.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/31/online-journalism-blog-how-do-i-get-data-if-my-country-doesnt-publish-any/

Threat Actor Sells Alleged South African and Angolan Government Emails https://dailydarkweb.net/threat-actor-sells-alleged-south-african-and-angolan-government-emails/ #governmentsystems #emailaddresses #governmentdata #emailaccounts #DataBreaches #SouthAfrica #government #emailleak #Angola #brutal #email

Alleged Data Breach of Mexican Citizen Information Exposed 1.8M Records https://dailydarkweb.net/alleged-data-breach-of-mexican-citizen-information-exposed-1-8m-records/ #governmentdata #DataBreaches #PersonalData #citizendata #Culiacanazo #government #Guacamaya #military #dauxanh #Mexico #Navy

Indonesian Educational Platform Allegedly Targeted https://dailydarkweb.net/indonesian-educational-platform-allegedly-targeted/ #governmentplatform #educationplatform #governmentdata #DataBreaches #PersonalData #government #Education #Indonesia #ClaratZ

Alleged Data Leak Targets French Government Websites https://dailydarkweb.net/alleged-data-leak-targets-french-government-websites/ #PersonalInformation #governmentplatform #governmentsystems #governmentdata #Angel_Batista #DataBreaches #PersonalData #government #France

Bloomberg: Judge Halts CFPB Action After Alleged Plans to Delete Database. “A federal judge on Friday ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to delay the deletion of data after the agency’s former chief technologist alleged that the Trump administration was about to remove a database with sensitive financial information.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/18/bloomberg-judge-halts-cfpb-action-after-alleged-plans-to-delete-database/

#DataVisualization #NGO #GovernmentData #UNData #Research #Dashboard #DataDriven #LinkedInVideo #DataAnalytics

The Journalist’s Resource: As the US government removes health websites and data, here’s a list of non-government data alternatives and archives. “To help journalists with their continued reporting, we have curated a list of non-government websites that have health data, although some use government data to create their reports. We’ll continue to update this list. If you have a suggestion […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/11/the-journalists-resource-as-the-us-government-removes-health-websites-and-data-heres-a-list-of-non-government-data-alternatives-and-archives/

»#ElonMusk's #DOGE Is Running Highly Sensitive #GovernmentData Through #AI: The DOGE goons are reportedly using #Microsoft’s cloud computing service #Azure.« https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-doge-running-highly-sensitive-government-data-through-ai-report-2000560381?eicker.news #tech #media

Our Terminator hero? #ElonMusk #AI #xAI #Skynet #OpenAI #TechEthics #GovernmentData #Innovation #TechTakeover #FutureOfAI

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dyssztpxts43kfwp2o4e36k5/post/3lhh3z6h2us2q

I am currently using EPA greenhouse gas emissions data for my research. I'm worried the federal government will remove online access to EPA data sets, like they have done in the past during a previous administration. So, I modified a script shared by colleagues to bulk download all Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) data: https://github.com/ekcomputer/GHGRP_for_Energy

Data to download can be (currently) found here: https://www.epa.gov/enviro/greenhouse-gas-overview

#datapreservation
#governmentdata
#climate