The White House is ramping up its attacks on the federal network of information collection — actions that could undermine the short- and long-term credibility of government data.

Americans have long enjoyed having among the most robust, reliable data in the world. That information is used to calculate food benefits for families with low incomes, for example, or evaluate labor market decisions. Yet the Trump administration announced last week it has called off the government’s annual estimate of household food security, stunning Logan Haffner, impact manager at Community Harvest Food Bank.

“That’s important information for what we do,” he told The Journal Gazette. “It’s a huge help for projecting the local need. And when the year is over and we’re looking at how we can improve with the re

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