Federal government

• Boston officials say ‘no conflict’ between immigration policy and federal law in lawsuit - Boston officials claim the federal government is attempting to "commandeer" city and state law enforcement for federal immigration operations.
• Scores of government statisticians are gone, leaving data at risk, report says - The ranks of U.S. government statisticians have been gutted in the past year due to layoffs and buyouts. One agency lost 95% of its staff, while others dropped by about quarter to more than a third, due to government downsizing this year d