Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein checks in today from Rockville, Maryland, where he talks with Paul Schroeder, director of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics.
During their conversation, Paul shares how COPAFS advocates for the federal statistical system—both the people who produce federal data and the many who rely on it. Through its quarterly meetings and partnerships with groups such as the Friends of BLS and Friends of NCHS, COPAFS works to protect the independence and integrity of federal statistics and ensure data continues to serve the American public without political interference.
Watch Ron’s conversation with Paul Schroeder to learn more about COPAFS’s mission and why this partnership matters to the ASA and the statistical community. copafs.org #Statistics #DataForGood #FederalStatistics #ASACommunity #COPAFS #DataIntegrity
ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein checks in today from Rockville, Maryland, where he talks with Paul Schroeder, director of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics.
During their conversation, Paul shares how COPAFS advocates for the federal statistical system—both the people who produce federal data and the many who rely on it. Through its quarterly meetings and partnerships with groups such as the Friends of BLS and Friends of NCHS, COPAFS works to protect the independence and integrity of federal statistics and ensure data continues to serve the American public without political interference.
Watch Ron’s conversation with Paul Schroeder to learn more about COPAFS’s mission and why this partnership matters to the ASA and the statistical community. copafs.org #Statistics #DataForGood #FederalStatistics #ASACommunity #COPAFS #DataIntegrity
