Disappearing Data Is Collateral Damage of Trump Government Cuts

Doctors are struggling to treat patients with complex sexually transmitted infections as certain types of health data are being purged from public websites. Insurers have lost access to a frequently consulted database of climate and weather disasters. School districts are left to work with a scaled-down version of the nation’s report card, which is critical for setting benchmarks for student achievement and allocating resources.

These datasets are collateral damage in President Donald Trump’s effort to downsize the US government. The so-called Department of Government Efficiency says it’s canceled almost 12,000 contracts totaling about $44 billion in savings, plus billions ...