Katharine Abraham comments on economic data independence for CNBC
BLS and BEA's long held tradition of extreme independence prevents data manipulation from the Trump administration
Tucker Higgins writing for CNBC explains even though the Trump administration attempts to intervene in the independent federal agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis according to a report by The New York Times, the inner working procedures and the long standing tradition of independence within these agencies will not allow any data manipulation at any level.
Faculty Associate Katharine Abraham, former commissioner of the BLS, commented on a culture of extreme independence long held within these agencies, "In all of these places, people talk to reporters."