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Trump Order Bans Census Noise-Infusion, Stat Groups Decry

6/24/2026

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June 4, 2026, the Disclosure Avoidance for Statistical Products order banned noise-infusion techniques for Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data, requiring coarsening or suppression.
The order, issued by U.S. President Donald Trump, threatens OnTheMap for Emergency Management, Quarterly Workforce Indicators, and veteran employment statistics.
The American Statistics Association, five statistical groups, and archivists condemned the order, rescuing Census webpages on noise infusion and differential privacy after they were removed.

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June 4, 2026, the Disclosure Avoidance for Statistical Products order banned noise-infusion techniques for Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data, requiring coarsening or suppression.
The order, issued by U.S. President Donald Trump, threatens OnTheMap for Emergency Management, Quarterly Workforce Indicators, and veteran employment statistics.
The American Statistics Association, five statistical groups, and archivists condemned the order, rescuing Census webpages on noise infusion and differential privacy after they were removed.