Feasibility Study of using Differential Privacy (DP)

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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is exploring innovative methodology to modernize the statistical disclosure limitation techniques applied to the Census of Agriculture and Survey data. Specifically, differential privacy (DP) is to be explored as a solution, and NASS wants to evaluate the feasibility of using DP.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541690 (Other scientific and Technical Consulting Services) Size Standard $19M. Period of Performance 09/03/2024 - 11/02/2024