https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/09/16/2019-19907/technical-advisory-committee-request-for-nominations. Plus invitation from BLS Commissioner William Beach
https://mailchi.mp/90052d9fb563/a-message-from-william-beach-commissioner-of-bls?e=c5c5414441
The BLS is soliciting new members for the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). Five current membership terms expire on April 12, 2020. The TAC provides advice to the Bureau of Labor Statistics on technical aspects of data collection and the formulation of economic measures and makes recommendations on areas of research. On some technical issues there are differing views, and receiving feedback at public meetings provides BLS with the opportunity to consider all viewpoints. The Committee will consist of 16 members and will be chosen from a cross-section of economists, statisticians, and behavioral scientists who represent a balance of expertise.
The economists will have research experience with technical issues related to BLS data and will be familiar with employment and unemployment statistics, price index numbers, compensation measures, productivity measures, occupational and health statistics, or other topics relevant to BLS data series.
The Bureau often faces highly technical issues while developing and maintaining the accuracy and relevancy of its data on employment and unemployment, prices, productivity, and compensation and working conditions. These issues range from how to develop new measures to how to make sure that existing measures account for the ever-changing economy. The BLS presents issues and then draws on the specialized expertise of Committee members representing specialized fields within the academic disciplines of economics, statistics and survey design. Committee members are also invited to bring to the attention of BLS issues that have been identified in the academic literature or in their own research.
Nominations are due by October 16, 2019. The current list of TAC members and their terms is available at
https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?id=a10t0000001gzqMAAQ
