How does the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology and OMB Working Paper 22 fit in with open data?

[judesoundar]

[judesoundar]

My agency adheres to OMB Working paper 22 on releasing on most statistical datasets. The issue ot that datasets are released in formats that are not open, but based on feedback from users of the data. Often time formats are in proprietory software like SAS. It would be great if open data standards were mandated in Working Paper 22 and encouraged by the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM).
Working paper 22 http://www.fcsm.gov/working-papers/SPWP22_rev.pdf

By the way, is FCSM actively functioning? It looks like it's website is from 1995. http://www.fcsm.gov/

Thanks!

[KatataK]

@judesoundar doesn't M-13-13 override the working paper?

Also, yes fedstats is still active: http://www.fedstats.gov

[MSeastromNCES]

The intent of Workiing paper #22 is to provide agencies with tools that can be used for different types of data (e.g., aggregated tabulations versus, micro level records of individuals' responses to a population survey) to make data that includes potentially disclosive information about individuals safe to release. FCSM is still very much alive. the group meets quarterly, has a number of projects and committees that meet in the interim, and sponsors an annual conference that rotates between a Research conference and a Policy conference. I was a contributor to the most recent version of Working paper #22 and serve as a member of the FCSM.