About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

1 1 (July 10, 2023)

handle is hein.crs/govemei0001 and id is 1 raw text is: se Congressional ____ Research Service +gor in the 1®`kmtve de a snc 1 1 The Federal Statistical System: A Primer July 10, 2023 Overview The U.S. federal government has a decentralized system of over 100 agencies, organizational units, and programs that engage in statistical activities. These entities conduct activities, in varying degrees, relating to the collection, compilation, processing, analysis, and dissemination of data relevant to their missions. Within this system, the Office of Budget and Management (OMB) identifies 13 principal statistical agencies (PSAs) and three other organizational units that produce a substantial portion of official U.S. statistics. The PSAs are entities whose principal missions are conducting statistical activities for statistical purposes, which refers to statistical activities that describe, estimate, or analyze groups without identifying individuals or organizations comprising the groups. OMB has identified about 100 additional federal programs that each conduct at least $3 million in annual statistical activities. Together, these agencies, units, and programs comprise the federal statistical system (FSS). Entities in the FSS provide statistical information that stakeholders in the federal government and public can use to inform policy deliberations, research, program administration, and private decisions in many policy and societal contexts, as well as inform the public. Principal Statistical Agencies Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (Department of Commerce): Produces economic-related statistics, notably the National Income and Product Accounts, which include gross domestic product and other related measures. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) (Department of Justice): Collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates data on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and justice system operations at all levels of government. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (Department of Labor): Produces statistics relating to labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12197 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most