The Chief Statistician of the United States is a position in the U.S. federal government's

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(OMB). The Chief Statistician is charged with providing coordination, guidance, and oversight for U.S. federal statistical agencies and activities. 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. Katherine Wallman was the Chief Statistician from 1992 to January 2017.

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held the position from January 2017 to December 2019. After Potok left office, a job posting was listed on

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to find a replacement. Dominic (Dom) Mancini was the acting replacement. The position remained vacant until April 2022, when Dr.

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was appointed.

History

The current position of Chief Statistician was created by the

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in 1980.* United States

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(GAO)
Statistical Agencies Adherence to Guidelines and Coordination of Budgets
GAO/GGD-95-65. August 1995. pp 44–45. An earlier U.S. chief statistician, Stuart Rice, chaired the nuclear session of the

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in 1946.

List of chief statisticians

* Stuart Rice (1939-1955) * Raymond Bowman (1955–1969) * Julius Shiskin (1969-1973) * Joseph W. Duncan (1974–1981) * ''vacant (1981-1983)'' * Dorothy Tella (1983–1988) * Herman Habermann (1988-1992) * Katherine Wallman (1992-January 2017) *

(January 2017 to December 2019) * Dominic (Dom) Mancini (acting, December 2019-April 2022) *

(April 2022-present)

References

{{reflist United States Office of Management and Budget Federal Statistical System of the United States