You may be aware that some US federal government data has been removed or redacted following the Presidential Executive Orders that went into effect on January 31, 2025. This includes data on crime, sexual orientation, gender, education, climate and global development.Some data has been archived but data collection has ceased altogether in certain fields.
Also, the Department of Education staff position reponsible for maintaining the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database was eliminated. Currently, all materials are still available on ERIC, however multiple agencies are archiving data just in case.
If you are utilizing government data in your assignments, use Data.gov to search if specific datasets are still available or are relocated.If the data is missing, the CCM Library Government Resources Guide provides specific instructions on how to find archived data and links are included for state government resources wherever possible.Feel free to contact the CCM librarians to locate alternative data resources!
You may be aware that some US federal government data has been removed or redacted following the Presidential Executive Orders that went into effect on January 31, 2025. This includes data on crime, sexual orientation, gender, education, climate and global development. Some data has been archived but data collection has ceased altogether in certain fields.
Some examples of missing data are under the Department of Labor, specifically the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which will no longer provide data on 350 indexes that are listed at https://www.bls.gov/ppi/notices/2025/bls-to-discontinue-selected-ppis.htm.
Another example is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which has removed 203 datasets according to the The New England Journal Of Medicine 3/26/25 article “Disappearing Data at the U.S. Federal Government” by Freilich, Price and Kesselheim.
Also, the Department of Education staff position reponsible for maintaining the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database was eliminated. Currently, all materials are still available on ERIC, however multiple agencies are archiving data just in case.
If you are utilizing government data in your assignments, use Data.gov to search if specific datasets are still available or are relocated. If the data is missing, the CCM Library Government Resources Guide provides specific instructions on how to find archived data and links are included for state government resources wherever possible. Feel free to contact the CCM librarians to locate alternative data resources!