Census Bureau
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More than 200 former national security professionals want answers from the Office of Personnel Management and the Director of National Intelligence about how and why USPS released the confidential national security questionnaire of congressional candidate Abigail Spanberger.
August 31, 2018 -
The ability to answer the 2020 decennial count online has the Government Accountability Office taking a hard look at how the Census Bureau plans to safeguard the personally identifiable information (PII) of hundreds of millions of households from cyber attacks.
August 30, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Publishing Offices takes another stab at finding a vendor to print and mail 2020 census forms.
August 17, 2018 -
The new Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said several new people will be taking top-level leadership positions at the agency shortly. Pamela Powers will be the department's new chief of staff and Chris Syrek will be VA's deputy chief of staff.
August 14, 2018 -
Robert Goldenkoff, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, talked about preparations for 2020 on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
August 10, 2018 -
A watchdog report finds contracting officials with the Government Publishing Office mismanaged the awarding of one of its biggest contracts — selecting a vendor to print and mail forms for the upcoming decennial census.
August 07, 2018 -
Two years out from the start of the first internet-driven population count, the Census Bureau is ramping up its cybersecurity focus, and has awarded the last of its major IT contracts.
August 03, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the House and Senate could not agree on a provision in the 2019 defense authorization bill calling for $40,000 Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments for federal employees.
July 25, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, according to an assessment of its own workforce, nearly have of senior leaders at the Food and Drug Administration are eligible to retire in the next two years.
July 06, 2018 -
Before the Census Bureau rolls out its messaging campaign in October, it'll have to pore over reports of what went right in the Providence field test, and what didn't.
July 04, 2018 -
Kevin Cox, the program manager for the continuous diagnostics and mitigation program, said ongoing assessments and mobile security are among the top priorities for 2018 and beyond.
June 12, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program and the Cloud Security Alliance announce the creation of FedSTAR to offer mutual recognition between the two security programs.
May 15, 2018 -
For all the controversy surrounding the last-minute addition of a citizenship question on 2020 census forms, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says he's unconvinced that the question will impact response rates.
May 14, 2018 -
The Census Bureau is in the middle of its one and only dress rehearsal for the 2020 population count. But there's a lot more scrutiny coming from Congress over plans to ask respondents about their citizenship status.
May 09, 2018 -
As the Census Bureau conducts its field test for the 2020 population count in Providence County, Rhode Island, Congress remains worried the project is falling behind schedule and over budget.
May 04, 2018