The Bureau of Labor Statistics
(
bls.gov)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
Data Sets:
Current Population Survey (
bls.gov).
The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, persons not in the labor force, hours of work, earnings, and other demographic and labor force characteristics.
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As of March 1, 2017.
The official site of the White House.
Data Sets:
As of December 2016.
The core mission of OMB is to serve the President of the United States in implementing his vision across the Executive Branch. OMB is the largest component of the Executive Office of the President. It reports directly to the President and helps a wide range of executive departments and agencies across the Federal Government to implement the commitments and priorities of the President.
Budget summary data for each fiscal year is derived from Tables 1.1 and 1.2. Receipts data is from Table 2.1. Outlays data is from Tables 3.2, 4.1 (agency), 4.2 (agency) 8.5, and 8.7. Debt summary data is from Table 7.1. Agency budget authority data is from Tables 5.2 and 5.3 Agency discretionary budget authority data is from Tables 5.4 and 5.5.
To provide the President with the support needed to govern effectively, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
United States Department of Defense (DoD)
(
defense.gov)
The Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces.
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DMDC serves under the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OUSD) to collate personnel, manpower, training, financial, and other data for the Department of Defense (DoD). This data catalogues the history of personnel in the military and their family for purposes of healthcare, retirement funding, and other administrative needs.
The United States Census serves as the primary data source for the nation's people and economy. The bureau operates under Title 13 and Title 26 of the U.S. Code. They collect population, housing, and economic data and aim to do so in a timely, relevant, and cost-effective way. The data is used for a number of reasons, including but not limited to: determining the distribution of Congressional seats for states, allocation of community service resources, the distribution of federal funds to local governments, social security and other retirement benefits, and passport applications. The first census was conducted in 1790.
United States Department of Homeland Security
(
dhs.gov)
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a cabinet department of the United States federal government with responsibilities in public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve antiterrorism, border security, immigration and customs, cybersecurity, and disaster prevention and management.
Data Sets:
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (
dhs.gov).
Refreshed each fiscal year.
The Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables from the Department of Homeland Security that provides data on foreign nationals who, during a fiscal year, were granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., admitted as immigrants or became legal permanent residents), were admitted into the United States on a temporary basis (e.g., tourists, students, or workers), applied for asylum or refugee status, or were naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including alien apprehensions, removals, and returns.
The Miller Center is a nonpartisan affiliate of the University of Virginia that specializes in presidential scholarship, public policy, and political history and strives to apply the lessons of history to the nation’s most pressing contemporary governance challenges. Based at the University of Virginia, with offices in Charlottesville and in Washington, D.C., the Miller Center is committed to work grounded in rigorous scholarship and advanced through civil discourse.
