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FACILITATING INNOVATION IN THE FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM

SUMMARY OF A WORKSHOP

Hermann Habermann, Rapporteur

Committee on National Statistics

Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

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STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE WORKSHOP ON FACILITATING INNOVATION IN THE FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM

THOMAS LOUIS (Chair),

Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University

LAWRENCE BROWN,

Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

EMERSON J. ELLIOTT, Former Commissioner,

National Center for Education Statistics and

Director,

Special Projects, National Council for Accreditation of Teachers Education, Washington, DC

IVAN FELLEGI, Director (emeritus),

Statistics Canada

ROBERT GROVES, Director,

U.S. Census Bureau

SALLY C. MORTON,

Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh

EDWARD SONDIK, Director,

National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HERMANN HABERMANN, Study Director

BRIDGET EDMONDS, Administrative Assistant

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COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STATISTICS 2010-2011

LAWRENCE BROWN (Chair),

Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

JOHN ABOWD,

School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University

ALICA CARRIQUIRY,

Department of Statistics, Iowa State University

WILLIAM DuMOUCHEL,

Oracle Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts

V. JOSEPH HOTZ,

Department of Economics, Duke University

MICHAEL HOUT,

Department of Sociology and Survey Research Center, University of California, Berkeley

KAREN KAFADAR,

Department of Statistics, Indiana University

SALLIE KELLER,

Science and Technology Policy Institute, Washington, DC

LISA LYNCH,

Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University

SALLY C. MORTON,

Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh

JOSEPH NEWHOUSE,

Division of Health Policy Research and Education, Harvard University

SAMUEL H. PRESTON,

Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania

HAL STERN,

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California, Irvine

ROGER TOURANGEAU,

Joint Program in Survey Methodology, University of Maryland, and Survey Research Center, University of Michigan

ALAN ZASLAVSKY,

Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School

CONSTANCE F. CITRO, Director

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Acknowledgments

This report is a summary of the June 29, 2010, workshop on facilitating innovation in the federal statistical system. The workshop was convened by the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) of the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE) of the National Research Council (NRC). Support for the workshop was provided by a consortium of federal agencies through a grant from the National Science Foundation.

As chair of the steering committee and rapporteur for the workshop summary, we wish to thank the members of the committee for their helpful guidance and leadership in planning the workshop and moderating the sessions.

We acknowledge with appreciation the many people who participated in the workshop and contributed to its success, particularly Katherine Wallman, chief statistician of the United States at the Office of Management and Budget, who helped us think through the logic of the sessions. We thank Robert Parker for preparing a background paper for the workshop and everyone who spoke for their stimulating and insightful comments and discussion.

We thank staff of CNSTAT and DBASSE, particularly Bridget Edmonds who was responsible for the administration of the workshop. This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the Report Review Committee of the NRC. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical

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comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report: Emerson J. Elliott, Director, Special Projects, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education; Brian Harris-Kojetin, Statistical and Science Policy Office, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget; Thomas B. Jabine, retired, Silver Spring, Maryland; J. Steven Landefeld, Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce; and Victoria Velkoff, Assistant Division Chief, Population Estimates and Projections, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by John E. Rolph, Professor Emeritus of Statistics, Department of Industrial Operations and Management, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California. Appointed by the NRC’s Report Review Committee, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the rapporteur and the institution.


Thomas Louis, Chair

Hermann Habermann, Rapporteur

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On May 8, 2009, the symposium, The Federal Statistical System: Recognizing Its Contributions, Moving It Forward was held in Washington, DC. One of the topics considered at that symposium was the health of innovation in the federal statistical system. A consequence of the symposium was an agreement by the Committee on National Statistics to hold a workshop on the future of innovation in the federal statistical system. This workshop was held on June 29, 2010.

The original statement of task for the workshop focused on three challenges to the statistical system: (1) the obstacles to innovative, focused research and development initiatives that could make statistical programs more cost effective; (2) a gap between emerging data visualization and communications technologies and the ability of statistical agencies to understand and capitalize on these developments for their data dissemination programs; and (3) the maturation of the information technology (IT) discipline and the difficulties confronting individual agencies in keeping current with best practice in IT regarding data confidentiality.

This report, Facilitating Innovation in the Federal Statistical System, is a descriptive summary of what transpired at the workshop. It is therefore limited to the views and opinions of the workshop participants. However, it does not strictly follow the agenda of the workshop, which had four sessions. Instead, it is organized around the themes of the discussions, which migrated across the four sessions.

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