Census
What the Census Bureau Can Learn From the IRS About Detecting Cyberattacks
Inspectors general from Commerce and Treasury present a tale of two testing regimes.
Census Targets Data Modernization, Cybersecurity Ahead of 2030 Rollout
Officials at the Census Bureau want to give the agency’s operations a strong, data-centric approach to collecting and securing American demographic information.
Statistical Uncertainty Could be Problematic for Evidence-Based Policies, Study Finds
Certain privacy measures, as well as general data errors, can skew funding allocations derived from census information.
For the First Time, Government Asks Public for Input on Census Design
Recommendations from the public will help ensure that the Census Bureau is using the right tools and technology to reach all residents in the 2030 census.
House Chair Looks to Protect Census from Politicization
The legislation applies mostly to the decennial census, which the U.S. government undertakes every ten years.
Census Launches Interactive Demographic Map
The tool aims to provide transparency on racial and income data across the country.
Bill Would Criminalize Census Disinformation
Violators could be fined tens of thousands of dollars if passed.
2020 Census May Have Missed More Than 1.6M Residents
New research from the Urban Institute found that minorities were likely underrepresented in the population count, leaving some states with a windfall of federal funding while others came up short.
The Census Bureau’s First Ever Data on LGBTQ+ People Indicates Deep Disparities
Sexual orientation and gender identity were added to the U.S. Census Bureau’s survey of the pandemic this summer — the first time a national government survey has captured the LGBTQ+ economic experience.
Census servers hacked in 2020
A watchdog report indicates that aging remote-access servers at the Census Bureau were successfully targeted by hackers in early 2020 using a known vulnerability, and while no data was stolen, the incident revealed flaws in the bureau's cybersecurity response.
GAO: Tech, Automation Improved Decennial Census Productivity
More than half of the Americans self-responded to the decennial census using the internet in 2020.
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Coalition Urges Congress to Boost Funding for Census Modernization
A group of Census experts and data users are asking appropriators to provide $2 billion in funding to the Census Bureau in fiscal 2022.
Telework Works and Other Workforce Lessons Census Learned During the Pandemic
The U.S. Census Bureau’s customer experience chief encouraged agencies to embrace small gains.
Shortened Census Led to an Incomplete Count in Some Areas
The Census Bureau claimed a 99.98% completion rate nationally when the count ended Oct. 15, but some areas did not reach that level.
Census Pulls Back on Year-End Delivery Commitment, Pushes Decision to Career Staff
Rushing in an effort to truncate the data processing timeline has "some risks," bureau official admits.
People Want Data Privacy but Don't Always Know What They're Getting
Differential privacy has recently emerged as a leading technique and is being rapidly adopted.
'Nobody Knows What's Going On': Census Workers Decry Chaos as Trump Administration Challenges Court Order
Census enumerators say they have received inconsistent messages and workloads in recent days despite court order to keep count going.
Trump Administration Appeals Block on Census Immigration Plan
Experts have been skeptical about the feasibility of the plan to identify people living here illegally.
'Perfect Storm' Threatens 'Major Institutional Defeat' for the Census, Top Watchdog Says
The decennial count is ahead of schedule overall, but a condensed schedule and hiring shortfalls are creating significant risks.
