The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has posted a vacancy announcement for the position of Chief Statistician of the United States, following the departure of former Chief Statistician Nancy Potok at the end of 2019. The Chief Statistician oversees OMB’s Statistical Policy and Science Branch and is responsible for implementing cross-agency data and statistics policies, including the Federal Data Strategy and the implementation of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act. The window for applications closes on June 29.
White House Launches Search for Chief Statistician
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Posted in Issue 12 (June 9), Update, Volume 39 (2020)
Posted in Issue 12 (June 9), Update, Volume 39 (2020)