Census Bureau

  • GAO\'s biannual list includes 30 programs that are in trouble. House and Senate members promise to focus more of their attention on the initiatives most at risk. Members plan to use the model that worked for DoD and personnel security clearances in other problematic areas.

    February 17, 2011
  • The government watchdog agency highlights 30 areas that are at-risk of major problems or failure. Auditors added Interior\'s handling of gas and oil resources, but several on-going challenges saw the scope of oversight shrink because of progress agencies have made.

    February 16, 2011
  • Best of with Census Director Robert Groves.

    December 30, 2010
  • Census Director Dr. Robert Groves explains how the Census 2010 was conducted.

    December 22, 2010
  • Census Director Dr. Robert Groves shares insight into the 2010 census and what lies ahead for the 2020 census.

    December 22, 2010
  • This year\'s Census Bureau survey was the most expensive ever at $13 billion. The Government Accountability Office reviews the performance by the Bureau and where it can be more efficient.

    December 16, 2010
  • Several cyber experts are not sold on how security around cloud computing will work. Some of the doubts come as GSA issues draft requirements for FedRAMP. Others say agencies likely will move to a private cloud first before trusting data to a public provider.

    November 08, 2010
  • The Census must change the way it does business if it wants to stay in business, NextGov reports.

    October 25, 2010
  • The Census Bureau is ready to apply lessons learned from the 2010 population count to the next one in 2020. It\'s laying the groundwork to move away from large, troublesome, monolithic technology systems.

    September 23, 2010
  • The Commerce Department says that as things stand the 2010 Census is now expected to come in on schedule and 22 percent under budget, meaning a savings of $1.6 billion in 2010. Congressional reaction to the news is split along party lines with some lawmakers praising the efforts of the Census Bureau to do an accurate and cost-effective population count - while one lawmaker calls the claims \"smoke and mirrors.\"

    August 11, 2010
  • Bureau Director Groves and Commerce Secretary Locke announced the savings today. Officials say Census saved money for three reasons, including not having to tap into a reserve fund in case of emergency.

    August 10, 2010
  • Learn more about ways makes the decennial census more efficient

    August 02, 2010
  • Tim Ruland, Chief Information Technology Security Officer at the Census Bureau, says his office reimages 25-30 PCs each month because of irresponsible Web browsing. Ruland says some managers may choose to revoke employee Internet privileges to help fix the problem. Census is also developing a safe Web surfing handbook for all employees.

    July 22, 2010
  • Tim Ruland, Chief Information Technology Security Officer at the Census Bureau, says his office reimages 25-30 PCs each month because of irresponsible Web browsing. Ruland says some managers may choose to revoke employee Internet privileges to help fix the problem. Census is also developing a safe Web surfing handbook for all employees.

    July 21, 2010