Census Bureau

Maryland is among the states with the highest concentration of federal employees, agencies and contractors, making drafting of the emergency stimulus bill signed last Friday by President Donald Trump especially important.

In today’s Federal Newscast, three federal agencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together in using 3D printing technology to build devices and objects used to treat coronavirus.

To optimize self-response, the Census Bureau has launched a robust effort weeding out misleading or false information about the 2020 count. 

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management granting agencies new authorities to help in their response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Barely a week into the rollout of the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau has suspended all decennial hiring and onboarding until at least April 1, as part of its contingency planning amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Census Bureau encourages households to self-respond to reduce the need for enumerators to knock on doors later this spring.

The bureau’s public information chief Michael Cook joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more information on the implications.

The 2020 decennial count started in January on time but with the bulk of the effort still to come, the count remains on GAOs high risk list.

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the Census Bureau to launch a coronavirus internal task force to “continuously monitor the situation nationwide.”

In today’s Federal Newscast, a new bill from House Democrats calls for severe punishments for knowingly spreading false news to discourage participation in the 2020 Census count.