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The Census Bureau failed to adequately monitor advertising contract for 2020 census, watchdog says
Read full article: The Census Bureau failed to adequately monitor advertising contract for 2020 census, watchdog saysThe Office of Inspector General says the Census Bureau didn’t adequately monitor contract orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars dealing with advertising to promote participation in the 2020 census.
Census Bureau valiantly conducted 2020 census, but privacy method degraded quality, report says
Read full article: Census Bureau valiantly conducted 2020 census, but privacy method degraded quality, report saysA new report says the U.S. Census Bureau’s career staffers valiantly conducted the 2020 census under unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hurricane hit areas led US with missing 2020 census data
Read full article: Hurricane hit areas led US with missing 2020 census dataTwo Louisiana parishes devastated by two hurricanes and two rural Nebraska counties had among the highest rates of households with missing information about themselves during the 2020 census that required the U.S. Census Bureau to use a statistical technique to fill in gaps.
Beautiful Day for a Neighbor: Mister Rogers has a sculpture
Read full article: Beautiful Day for a Neighbor: Mister Rogers has a sculptureA little rain didn’t stop it from being a beautiful day at Rollins College in Florida this week as a bronze sculpture to beloved children’s TV host Mister Rogers was unveiled.
Holiday highlights: Walt Disney World announces entertainment offerings
Read full article: Holiday highlights: Walt Disney World announces entertainment offeringsAs Walt Disney World continues to celebrate the World’s Most Magical Celebration for its 50th anniversary, things are about to get even more festive for the holiday season.
Data snags cause Trump to miss giving Congress census data
Read full article: Data snags cause Trump to miss giving Congress census data(AP Photo/John Raoux)The Trump administration missed a deadline for giving Congress numbers used for dividing up congressional seats among the states, as the U.S. Census Bureau works toward fixing data irregularities found during the numbers-crunching phase of the 2020 census. President Donald Trump on Sunday let slip the target date for transmitting the apportionment numbers to Congress. “The Census Bureau is committed to fixing all anomalies and errors that it finds in order to produce complete and accurate results," said Deborah Stempowski, an assistant director at the Census Bureau, in a court filing last week. The earliest date the apportionment numbers will be ready is March 6, as the Census Bureau fixes anomalies discovered during data processing, Department of Justice attorneys said Monday during a court hearing. Gina Raimondo will be his nominee for Commerce Secretary, which would make her responsible for the final 2020 census numbers instead of current Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, if census data processing continues past Jan. 20.