Census Bureau
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Unlike previous two-year, bipartisan budget agreements, the Senate's latest deal does not use higher federal employee retirement contributions as an offset to a $300 billion spending boost over 2018 and 2019.
February 08, 2018 -
Years of underfunding has robbed the agency of critical staffing, and some of the operation tools needed to take the count. Now, University of New Hampshire demographer William OHare tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin, there's a new concern that the cuts could result in the possibility of under-counted populations, especially in rural areas.
January 15, 2018 -
The U.S. Postal Service delivers your mail and packages. And depending on the outcome of pending negotiations, your neighborhood letter carrier could also be your local census-taker.
January 08, 2018 -
The Census Bureau is in the home stretch of preparations for the 2020 count. But for more than half a year, the agency has lacked a permanent leader.
January 04, 2018 -
President Donald Trump has been warned a lack of leadership at the Census Bureau is putting the 2020 decennial head-count at risk.
December 28, 2017 -
Fosterly is once again conducting a startup census, with a form that is now easier to use, according to Adam Zuckerman, founder of Fosterly. Fosterly collaborated with research experts from Virginia Tech to increase the scientific rigor of the 2017 census. The census report is a collaborative effort with commentary and analysis provided by some of our region’s leading subject matter experts.
December 13, 2017 -
This year's program produced 12 new data tools.
November 30, 2017 -
With lags in funding and new technology in need of testing, the U.S. Census Bureau has it's work cut out for it.
November 17, 2017 -
The Commerce Department is planning to use U.S. Postal Service workers to help with its 2018 end-to-end tests.
November 01, 2017 -
Panel recommends creating federal entity to collate statistics and provide more privacy protection for stakeholders.
October 23, 2017 -
A group assembled by the National Academies has recommended the creation of a new federal statistical entity.
October 20, 2017 -
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is asking for a $187 million adjustment to fiscal 2018 levels to help with immediate challenges.
October 12, 2017 -
Burton Reist of the Census Bureau fills in Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the End-to-End Census Test.
August 28, 2017 -
The Census Project warns underfunding the 2020 Census will mean hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of negative state impacts.
August 24, 2017 -
With 2018 approaching, there's little time left to get the 2020 decennial count back on track. But the Census Bureau has neither a director nor a deputy.
August 15, 2017