U.S. Federal Statistical System-Wide Resources

The U.S. Federal statistical system collaborates on the development of several periodic and one-time reports, publications, presentations, and other products in an effort to promote understanding of its initiatives, priorities, budgets, and activities. The Federal statistical system also collaborates in the development of shared infrastructure, tools, and other resources to support data users across government, academia, businesses, and the general public in data discovery, requesting access to confidential data, and providing secure environments for such data access. See below for such resources and products — grouped by the entity from which they are developed — as well as community news.

Community News and Upcoming Events

Recent updates relevant to the U.S. Federal statistical system:

On September 26, 2025, OMB published the 2026 schedule of release dates for Principal Federal Economic Indicators. For more information on this and OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 3, see the Policies page.
The Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology is hosting its 2026 conference on January 28-29, 2026 for current federal employees, featuring presentations highlighting innovations and best practices supporting the production of high-quality, relevant, and timely federal statistics.
On January 15, 2025, OMB published the Fiscal Year 2023 Statistical Programs of the U.S. Government report to the Congress outlining the budgets supporting Federal statistical activities. This report fulfills the responsibility of OMB to prepare a report on statistical program funding under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This report provides the Congress with a consolidated source for key budget and program information about the Federal Statistical System.
On January 15, 2025, OMB released guidance to agencies on implementation of the Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act, also known as Title II of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018. OMB Memorandum M-25-05, “Phase 2 Implementation of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018: Open Data Access and Management,” outlines a systematic approach to open data that will better facilitate data access, subject to appropriate safeguards for privacy, confidentiality, and security.
On Thursday, January 2, 2025, StatsPolicy.gov became live on LinkedIn! It is hosted by the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy (ICSP) as a go-to destination for everything related to the U.S. Federal statistical system. Stay updated on community events, announcements, initiatives, program priorities, and more! Follow StatsPolicy.gov today.
On December 20, 2024, OMB published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) for 60-day comment on an Environmental-Economic Accounting Classifications Interim Report. This FRN seeks public comment on the first draft guidance for building the set of classifications for environmental-economic accounting statistics. Comments can be submitted on regulations.gov under Docket ID: OMB-2024-0011.
On December 20, 2024, OMB published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) for 60-day comment on a proposed update to the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). This FRN seeks public comment on potential revisions for the 2027 NAICS. Comments can be submitted on regulations.gov under Docket ID: USBC-2024-0032.
On Friday, October 11, 2024, OMB released the Fundamental Responsibilities of Statistical Agencies and Units Final Rule. This final rule, known as the Trust Regulation, sets forth requirements for recognized statistical agencies and units to carry out their four fundamental responsibilities, as articulated in the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act). It also sets forth requirements for all other agencies to “enable, support, and facilitate” the recognized statistical agencies and units in carrying out their responsibilities. For more information, read the announcement from the U.S. Chief Statistician.
Fiscal Year 2024 News
Fiscal Year 2023 News

Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Chief Statistician

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the U.S. Chief Statistician report on the priorities of the U.S. Federal statistical system and the budgets of statistical agencies, units, and programs through two key publicly available documents: 1) Chapters in the Analytical Perspectives (AP) volume of the President's Budget, and 2) Reports to the Congress on the Statistical Programs of the United States Government (Report). Highlights of those most relevant to the U.S. Federal statistical system are included below.

These AP Chapters and Reports back to Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 are available below.

As the leader and coordinator of the U.S. Federal statistical system, OMB also leverages a variety of engagement strategies to communicate with and hear from stakeholders and communities, as well as to publicly share information on key initiatives, strategic priorities, and other important information about the U.S. Federal statistical system.

In addition, OMB is responsible for publishing the schedule of release dates for Principal Federal Economic Indicators each calendar year. This publication is posted no later than September 30th each year for the upcoming calendar year.

Interagency Council on Statistical Policy

The Interagency Council on Statistical Policy (ICSP), in its role advising and assisting the U.S. Chief Statistician and OMB, develops reports and publications, as well as assists in developing shared infrastructure, tools, and other resources. ICSP members also engage with the community and stakeholders to hear valuable external input and to share the work of the U.S. Federal statistical system.

ICSP Cross-System Statistical Infrastructure, Tools, and Other Resources

The ICSP and OMB work collectively in the development and dissemination of shared infrastructure, tools, and other resources to support data users — across government, academia, businesses, and the general public — in data discovery, requesting access to confidential data, and providing secure environments for such data access. Some key examples are provided below.

Federal Statistical Research Data Centers

The Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) program is a collaborative effort between the Federal statistical system and research institutions. The FSRDC program provides secure environments for approved data users to access federal confidential data assets, while protecting respondent confidentiality. These restricted-access data come from censuses and surveys of businesses and households, linked employer-employee data, and administrative records from federal and state agencies and other sources. Data users apply to access such confidential data through the Standard Application Process, described below. For more information on the FSRDC program, visit the FSRDC Program Management Office website.

Standard Application Process

The Standard Application Process (SAP) was developed to be a single front door to apply to the nation's statistical agencies and units for access to federal confidential data assets. The SAP portal includes a searchable catalog of confidential data assets from federal statistical agencies and units, and an application to apply to access confidential data. The SAP was created by OMB and the Federal statistical system, per requirements of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Evidence Act)/Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018. For more information, visit the SAP Program Management Office website.

National Secure Data Service

The Federal statistical system is building a secure, scalable service – using innovative tools and powerful privacy protections – to further connect people with trusted data and solutions to make smarter decisions and solve real-world problems. A collaborative effort of OMB and the Federal statistical system, the National Secure Data Service (NSDS) serves as a centralized resource for data users to navigate the national data ecosystem. NSDS key features will begin rolling out as they become available, leading up to the launch of NSDS 1.0 in summer 2027. The future, full NSDS 1.0 is envisioned to offer individualized assistance for data users in navigating the data ecosystem, an interactive dashboard documenting how government data are used, innovative tools to better harness the power of data, and a curated set of data skills and evidence-building resources. The NSDS was first introduced by the bipartisan Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking, followed by recommendations provided by the Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building and additional legislative requirements to conduct a NSDS Demonstration. For more information, visit: https://ncses.nsf.gov/initiatives/national-secure-data-service-demo.

Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building

The Evidence Act implemented approximately half of the recommendations produced by the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking (CEP). The CEP was established in 2016 and delivered a report in 2017 to the President and to Congress containing 22 recommendations to encourage: (1) systematic planning for evidence building; (2) high quality data governance; and (3) coordinated support for privacy-protected data sharing. To advise OMB on implementation of some Evidence Act requirements, and to refine other recommendations from the CEP, Congress included a requirement in the Evidence Act to stand up the Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building (ACDEB). The ACDEB was tasked to review, analyze, and make recommendations on how to promote the use of Federal data for evidence building. Its duties included advising the U.S. Chief Statistician and ICSP on implementation of Title III of the Evidence Act, known as CIPSEA 2018. The ACDEB delivered its final report to OMB in October 2022. For more information, visit the ACDEB website.

ICSP Example Reports and Publications:

In addition, ICSP members engage with the public and important stakeholder bodies to communicate with and hear directly from the public, as well as to publicly share their perspectives on the work of the U.S. Federal statistical system.