Census Bureau
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In today's Federal Newscast, the agency says nearly 10 million taxpayers checked on the status of their stimulus payment on the Get My Payment tool.
April 16, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the longer tax-filing season means more fake tax returns for the IRS.
April 14, 2020 -
The Trump administration amid the coronavirus pandemic has urged Congress to extend the timeline for the decennial count.
April 13, 2020 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The Census Bureau not only spends a lot of time and effort gathering information, it has a…
April 09, 2020 -
Field operations across the country remain on-hold through April 15. Meanwhile, the Census Bureau warned staffing adjustments at call centers may lead to increased wait times.
April 08, 2020 -
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.
April 02, 2020 -
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.
April 01, 2020 -
To optimize self-response, the Census Bureau has launched a robust effort weeding out misleading or false information about the 2020 count.
April 01, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management granting agencies new authorities to help in their response to the coronavirus pandemic.
March 23, 2020 -
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.
March 20, 2020 -
The Census Bureau encourages households to self-respond to reduce the need for enumerators to knock on doors later this spring.
March 18, 2020 -
The bureau's public information chief Michael Cook joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more information on the implications.
March 18, 2020 -
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.
March 18, 2020 -
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the Census Bureau to launch a coronavirus internal task force to “continuously monitor the situation nationwide.”
March 13, 2020 -
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.
March 13, 2020