Digital Government
Extra $3 billion might not solve all Census woes
More money might not alleviate concerns about IT preparedness and communications programs entering the 2018 dress rehearsal.
Digital Government
Commerce: 2020 census to cost $3B more than planned
IT cost overruns and fears of low online response rates have contributed to a steep upward revision of the costs of counting the U.S. population in 2020.
Digital Government
NAACP sues Commerce amid concerns over census prep, funding
The NAACP has filed a lawsuit against the Commerce Department alleging the agency illegally withheld internal documents regarding the Census Bureau's preparation for the 2020 count.
Digital Government
Census dinged by IG for canvassing error rate
A recent Department of Commerce inspector general report raises questions about the quality control procedures for an in-office component of the Census Bureau's address canvassing operation.
Acquisition
Census delays field IT contract award
As key field tests for the 2020 enumeration approaches, the Census Bureau announced it was going to be later than expected with a key contract award on field IT.
Digital Government
Can Congress save the 2020 census?
As the Census Bureau has had to cancel or suspend programs to cope with budgetary constraints, Congress is going to have to ramp up funding and oversight down the home stretch to avoid a failed count.
Digital Government
Census walks back tech solution to population count
The Census Bureau expects to nearly double the number of in-person household visits -- and in turn, the total burden hours -- during its critical dress rehearsal test.
Digital Government
Thompson dishes on Census concerns, needs for catch-up
Recently retired Census Director John Thompson raised concerns about the status and swelling cost of the decennial count and urged Congress to adequately fund the final preparations.
Digital Government
How cloud can take open data to new heights
By removing the storage and transmission barriers, agencies are seeing the use of their datasets explode.
Digital Government
Census' $2B+ IT toolkit starts to take shape
With preparations for a dress rehearsal set to begin in August, the Census Bureau is rounding out the contracted services for its 2020 count.
Digital Government
Census pares down critical dress rehearsal
The Census Bureau’s decisions to pare down operations and tests of IT systems to manage its finances in advance of the decennial count have extended to the critical 2018 dress rehearsal.
People
Lawmakers press on Census finances and leadership
Lawmakers from the House have raised concerns about the uncertainty of financial estimates of the costs of the 2020 census, while senators are urging President Trump to swiftly name a permanent director.
Digital Government
Career official assumes Census leadership as key tests loom
Two career officials will serve as Census director and deputy director as the bureau faces multiple test and challenges in the run-up to the 2020 enumeration.
Digital Government
Commerce chief indicates flexibility on 2020 census funding
Despite Trump's request for a $1.4 billion cut to the Department of Commerce, secretary Wilbur Ross indicated room for some budgetary flexibility to pull off the 2020 census.
Digital Government
Census funding falls short of Obama-era plans
President Trump's budget proposal falls almost $300 million short of his predecessor's proposal for fiscal year 2018, raising concerns that an already-challenged census could be in historic trouble.
People
Census director resigns amid 2020 prep
As the Census Bureau stares down a critical and jam-packed 2017 schedule, Director John Thompson announced his retirement, effective June 30.
Digital Government
Can the Census Bureau really deliver $5 billion in savings?
Unexpected cost overruns to critical systems and decisions to cancel or suspend various programs risk eating into the $5 billion in savings proposed by Census Bureau for its 2020 count.
Digital Government
Census IT tackling a very long to-do list for 2017
In 2017, the bureau plans to award three IT contracts, scale up its systems, and nail down its partnership with USPS and with state and local governments to shore up its address records, all in time for its August 2017 dress rehearsal start date.
People
Harvard students spin up gov-tech internship
The federal government may be getting a summer tech and data science internship program analogous to those offered by Silicon Valley, thanks to three Harvard undergrads.
Modernization
Despite glitches, Census officials not worried about 2020 count
Census officials said that despite recent delays, watchdog findings and cost uncertainty, Census is "in good shape" for the 2018 end-to-end test, and the 2020 main event.
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