DOGE targets Census Bureau, worrying data users about health of US data infrastructure

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DOGE targets Census Bureau, worrying data users about health of US data infrastructure
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The group run by Elon Musk and aides to cut federal spending in the second Trump administration is targeting surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that it claims are “wasteful.' That is worrying users of federal data who already were concerned about the health of the nation’s statistical infrastructure.

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DOGE targets Census Bureau, worrying data users about health of US data infrastructureDOGE targets Census Bureau, worrying data users about health of US data infrastructureThe group run by Elon Musk and aides to cut federal spending in the second Trump administration is targeting surveys conducted by the U_S_ Census Bureau that it claims are “wasteful.'
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