Chief Statistician of the United States

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The Chief Statistician of the United States is a position in the U.S. federal government's Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Chief Statistician is charged with providing coordination, guidance, and oversight for U.S. federal statistical agencies and activities.

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The Chief Statistician heads the Statistical Policy Branch of the OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). The Chief Statistician is appointed by the Administrator of the OIRA. [1]

Katherine Wallman was the Chief Statistician from 1992 to January 2017. [2] Nancy Potok held the position from January 2017 to December 2019. [3] After Potok left office, a job posting was listed on USAJobs to find a replacement. [4] Dominic (Dom) Mancini was the acting replacement. The position remained vacant until April 2022, when Dr. Karin Orvis was appointed. [5]

History

The current position of Chief Statistician was created by the Paperwork Reduction Act in 1980. [1]

An earlier U.S. chief statistician, Stuart Rice, chaired the nuclear session of the United Nations Statistical Commission in 1946. [6] [7]

List of chief statisticians [8]

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