The following are links to newsworthy items pertaining to federal economic statistics:

Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee statement on data sharing (December 14, 2007)

Department of Commerce report on innovation (January 18, 2008) 

Impact of 2008 budget on Bureau of Labor Statistics programs (January 31, 2008)

Council of Economic Advisors, 2008 Economic Report of the President, Chapter 8, Improving Economic Statistics (February 2008)

Coalition to Save the American Time Use Survey (February 2008)