# Federal agencies alter data collection and publication practices

_Published Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 8:07 AM EDT · Policy, Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 1 — Major_

The Trump administration has made recent changes to how federal agencies collect and publicize data, Axios reported. The Commerce Department last month removed language barring political interference from its scientific-integrity policy, which covers the Census Bureau. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is planning to end EEO-1 workforce-demographic reports used in discrimination investigations, according to the report. The White House said it remains committed to timely, accurate and relevant data.

## Sources

- [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/09/16/trump-data-census-eeoc-cdc-interference)

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