Census Bureau
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Quietly but steadily, the Census Bureau has been working away at its technology plan for the 2020 count. The Government Accountability Office took a look at three of the projects in the Census Enterprise Data Collection and Processing program. Carol Harris, director of information technology and acquisition management issues at the GAO, shares what auditors found with Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
September 19, 2016 -
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September 12, 2016 -
The Census Bureau is using a multi-pronged approach to cybersecurity as it gears up for the 2020 Census and balances sharing and securing massive amounts of data.
September 09, 2016 -
The Census Bureau is gearing up for the 2020 count. Bureau officials say they're hitting milestones thanks to recent software decisions and the hiring of certain IT personnel. But federal auditors say they've found flaws in the bureau’s preparation.
June 09, 2016 -
Commerce, USDA, Transportation demonstrate augmented role of CIO to manage significant projects and make much-needed change.
May 02, 2016 -
The main population count not only takes place every 10 years, it also requires 10 years of planning. For 2020, that job falls to Lisa Blumerman, director of the 2020 count at the Census Bureau. As you might have guessed, the bureau is deep into preparing for 2020. Federal Drive with Tom Temin asked Blumerman on Agency of the Month for a status update and a sense of the scope of the mission for which she's responsible.
January 12, 2016 -
The 2020 population count is five years away, a blink of an eye for the Census Bureau. It has to make big decisions now on technology for conducting the count and it needs time to test everything out. Those challenges have caught the attention of the Government Accountability Office. Carol Cha, director of IT Acquisition Management Issues at GAO, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin more about the Census' plan.
November 18, 2015 -
Budget constraints, IT management issues and a tight timeline could thwart the Census Bureau's ambitious redesign plan for the 2020 count. The bureau said it could save more than $5 billion during the 2020 Census cycle. Census' last count was the most expensive ever in U.S. history.
November 04, 2015 -
A redesign for the 2020 census could save the Census Bureau at least $5 billion. The last census in 2010 was the most expensive one in U.S. history. But as Federal News Radio’s Nicole Ogrysko reports, a tight budget and tighter timeline could make a successful redesign more difficult.
November 04, 2015 -
The Census Bureau is in the midst of what it calls a digital transformation. It operates one of the biggest, but also most complex, websites in the federal government. It hopes to improve the user experience and try to make its data easier to find. Bureau officials awarded that job to Accenture. Ed Meehan is senior managing director of U.S Safety and Citizens Portfolio at Accenture. He joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on the task at hand.
October 27, 2015 -
Three house lawmakers are asking GAO to evaluate the CEDCaP program after the Census Bureau's last IT Census project ran billions over budget.
August 27, 2015 -
Six guiding principles govern the information technology preparation for the 2020 Decennial Census at the Census Bureau. Shared services, mobile and information security are some of the principles on the list. On In Depth with Francis Rose, Brian McGrath, chief information officer of the Census Bureau, said the first guiding principle of the Bureau's plan for 2020 is "cloud first."
March 23, 2015 -
The Census Bureau wants to try something brand new for the 2020 Census. It wants to offer people the option of responding through the Internet. Carol Cha is Director of Information Technology Acquisition Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she gauged how far along the Census Bureau is towards introducing an Internet option.
March 16, 2015 -
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) pledged to showcase the work of federal employees during a town hall meeting at the Census Bureau. He also suggested that they brag a little about achievements that seem to go unnoticed on Capitol Hill.
March 16, 2015 -
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) represents about 300,000 federal employees. He launched a listening tour of sorts Friday, appearing at the Census Bureau offices in Suitland, Maryland, for a town hall event. Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp was in the audience. She joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with a report.
March 16, 2015