Gabriella Paul

In the past year, at least nine federal data sets have been eliminated.

Others have been subject to delays due to mass layoffs under Doge and furloughs during the government shutdown.

Researchers like Elaine Waxman with the Urban Institute say it's not good for transparency, which is not good for democracy.

The majority of federal data sets are still intact.

In agency memos, the administration said it's scrubbing data sets that are, quote, redundant and costly.

For NPR News, I'm Gabriella Paul in Tampa.