BLS Needs Culture Revamp After Botched US Releases, Review Finds
- Statistics agency ‘not sufficiently focused’ on data protocols
- Review made suggestions to improve processes, communications
The report was commissioned after several incidents around data releases raised questions about how sensitive economic information gets disseminated.
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The US Bureau of Labor Statistics is “not sufficiently focused” on how it disseminates key economic data and a revamp of the agency’s culture is required, according to a report commissioned after a series of botched releases.
The Labor Department, which oversees the BLS, ordered the independent review to examine “procedures and practices for the equitable and timely provision of data to the public.” The findings of the 60-day external review were published Tuesday and included a number of recommendations to improve processes and communications.