Census Bureau spent $5.9B on IT contracts for 2020 survey
The U.S. Census Bureau spent about $5.9 billion on IT contracts to help prepare the agency’s systems and technology for the 2020 census survey, according to a…
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Report: Census Bureau should set timeframes for protecting respondents’ data privacy
GAO recommends the bureau update its schedule for differential privacy.
Reviews of 2020 census data show undercounts of some demographic groups, overcounts of others
The 2020 census, called the "first online," undercounted the Black or African American population, as well as other groups, officials said.
U.S. Census Bureau names Cano as chief information officer
Luis Cano takes up the post after leading the Decennial Contract Execution Office, which played a key role in the 2020 Census.
IT Insights: Interview with AWS federal director Brett McMillen
AWS director highlights how U.S. Census Bureau capitalized on advances in cloud computing.
Cybersecurity and IT top GAO’s High Risk List, yet again
Leadership commitment to national cybersecurity regressed, in large part due to the lack of a comprehensive National Cyber Strategy or national cyber director.
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CIO who oversaw the first ‘online census’ leaves Census Bureau
Kevin Smith is now CIO of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Fast-tracked census IT systems receive more scrutiny from GAO
Systems processing data for congressional apportionment face an increased risk of defects, the watchdog agency says.
Census Bureau IT systems processing 2020 response data better than expected
The bureau was already processing the data it could when self-response and field data collection operations ended Oct. 15.
Census Bureau ‘comfortable’ with IT as census response deadline looms
A timeline is in place for completing testing of the systems that will process census data that prioritizes those needed immediately, according to one senior executive.