Spotlight on the Government Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association

Abstract

The Government Statistics Section (GSS) of the American Statistical Association (ASA) actively supports its members in several key areas, providing opportunities for members to engage in conversations on methodological techniques relevant to government statistics and products. GSS leads and co-sponsors several activities, such as a mentoring program, an ongoing annual data challenge, and other networking and educational activities, both in person and virtually. In this article, GSS Board Members share a brief history of GSS and its mission discuss some of GSS’s current and past activities, highlight some of the benefits of joining this section, and spotlight on a few of our current members.