Management
Biden’s Census Nominee Pledges to Help Agency, Employees Recover From Tumultuous 2020
Director-designate says bureau suffered due to Trump's interference and pandemic's disruption.
Management
As Bureau Delivers Data, Officials Praise 'Dedicated Civil Servants' Who Ensured Accurate Census Despite 'Obstacles'
A pandemic and legal battles threatened to upend the decennial count.
Oversight
Census Delay Spells Election Chaos for States
Some states already have decided to use outdated data for redistricting.
Oversight
Census Workers From Across the U.S. Are Raising Big Concerns about This Year’s Count
Workers say poor training, a cascade of shifting deadlines and clunky technology produced confusion on the ground. Now, a lawsuit and several government reports are echoing their claims.
Oversight
Shortened Census Led to an Incomplete Count in Some Areas
Parts of Louisiana and the Navajo Nation face the biggest gaps.
Management
Census Pulls Back on Year-End Delivery Commitment, Pushes Decision to Career Staff
Rushing in an effort to truncate the data processing timeline has "some risks," bureau official admits.
Management
Supreme Court Sides With Trump on Census, Allowing for Immediate End to Count
Enumeration was under lower court order to keep count going through Oct. 31.
Management
Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration's Renewed Efforts to End Census Early
Judges say the administration's argument was "barebones," but Supreme Court fight still possible.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: The Census Deadline
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss the Census Bureau's work on the 2020 count.
Workforce
'Nobody Knows What's Going On': Census Workers Decry Chaos as Trump Administration Challenges Court Order
Census enumerators say they have received inconsistent messages and workloads in recent days despite court order to keep count going.
Management
Court Orders Census to Continue Counting People Past Trump Administration's Sept. 30 Deadline
The bureau will have through Oct. 31 to finish its enumeration under the injunction, though an appeal is expected.
Management
Decision to Shorten Census Schedule Came From Outside the Census Bureau, IG Says
That decision is risking an incomplete and inaccurate count.
Tech
'We’ve All Started Calling it “the Senseless” '
Workers say the census’ tailor-made app, designed by a company with a poor track record with the Census Bureau, is inefficient and buggy. The problems have made them question whether the app was tested rigorously.
Management
'Perfect Storm' Threatens 'Major Institutional Defeat' for the Census, Top Watchdog Says
The decennial count is ahead of schedule overall, but a condensed schedule and hiring shortfalls are creating significant risks.
Management
How COVID-19 Makes the U.S. Census even More Challenging
Getting the U.S. census count has never been an easy task, but this year’s census has hit several major challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
Management
Shortened Census Count Will Hurt Communities of Color
The census will likely count fewer Black Americans, Indigenous peoples, Asian Americans and Americans of Hispanic or Latino origin than there actually are.
Management
Leaked Census Document Warns of Possible 'Serious Errors' in 2020 Count
The compressed timeframe is forcing the agency to make sacrifices, document shows.
Management
Condensed Schedule and Counters Not Showing Up to Work Have Put the Census at Risk
Census has just a month to complete its count and GAO says it still faces significant challenges in collecting accurate data.
Management
This Rural Town Swelled With Immigrants. But Will Census Count Them?
The 2020 census was supposed to show this rural town what it is now. Then came COVID-19.
Management