"One of the most extreme examples is the National Center for Education Statistics at the Department of Education, which terminated all but three employees in March, the report says. The organization produces data like the congressionally mandated Nation's Report Card, meant to show what K-12 students know in subjects like math and science."
"Most of the 13 statistical agencies have lost from 20% to 30% of their staff since fiscal 2024, according to the report, as the Trump administration has sought to shrink the size of the federal workforce."
"The contract freezes, cancellations and funding cuts in the early months of the Trump administration also have "had a major impact on statistical operations," the report says."
The federal statistical system faces staffing losses, funding pressures, leadership vacancies, relocations, contract disruptions, and threats to safeguards for statistical integrity. Most of the 13 statistical agencies have lost 20–30% of their staff since fiscal 2024. The National Center for Education Statistics reduced staff to three employees in March, jeopardizing core data products such as the Nation's Report Card. The Office of Research, Evaluation and Statistics at the Social Security Administration is about half its former size. Contract freezes, cancellations and funding cuts have disrupted operations and reduced oversight of restored contracts.
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