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Trump’s focus on excluding migrants from census is just one of several issues with preparations for 2030 count, experts say
Advocates criticized the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate census advisory boards and warned that government funding fights could snarl planning.
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After firing of BLS chief, Lutnick tells federal statisticians that independence is ‘nonsense’
Employees should only focus on accuracy and getting “the right answer,” Commerce secretary says.
Census is planning on hiring fewer temporary workers for the 2030 count, watchdog reports
An official from the nonprofit Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights said the smaller workforce, among other proposed changes, could contribute to undercounts of certain groups.
Census has long struggled with staffing shortages. Employees say Trump is making it worse
Voluntary separation incentives and the government hiring freeze have left remaining staff on the hook with more work.
The House has voted to bring back a citizenship question to the census
The prolonged fight over the issue under President Trump led to significant disruptions in the decennial count.
Federal documents don’t provide enough checkboxes for all AAPI ethnicities. That may be about to change
AAPI researchers are celebrating the federal government’s new standards for collecting more detailed race and ethnicity data, in which respondents are able to report their country of origin.
Is the Census taking steps to count the millions of LGBTQ+ Americans overlooked?
The Census Bureau’s plans to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in the American Community Survey is the latest step in a years-long push to improve national data on LGBTQ+ people.
What the Census Bureau Can Learn From the IRS About Detecting Cyberattacks
Inspectors general from Commerce and Treasury present a tale of two testing regimes.
Census Bureau Finishes Some Local Count Challenges
A handful of city and state challenges have been successful.
House Chair Looks to Protect Census from Politicization
The legislation applies mostly to the decennial census, which the U.S. government undertakes every ten years.
The Census Undercount Threatens Federal Food and Health Programs on Reservations
The 2020 census undercounted people living on Native American reservations. The money for many needed federal aid programs is tied to those population numbers.
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Census Hired Hundreds of Thousands to Conduct Its 2020 Count. It Didn’t Vet A Lot of Them.
Applicants with major issues in background checks were allowed to work at the agency, IG says.
GovExec Daily: Government Trends for 2022
Deloitte's William D. Eggers joins the podcast to discuss a new report.
Census Recounts Fail to Account for COVID Chaos, Cities Say
The nation’s four largest cities are among those requesting more leeway to challenge undercounts.
Every State Grew More Diverse, Census Shows
Washington state saw the biggest shift.
DOJ Will Not Prosecute Trump Officials After IG Referred Findings of False Testimony on Census
Investigators verified that former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross misled Congress, but the Justice Department said it won't pursue prosecution.
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.
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.
Census Delay Spells Election Chaos for States
Some states already have decided to use outdated data for redistricting.
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.
