The upcoming Census has been in the news a lot recently. Both recent and not-so-recent articles of interest are listed below.
Census Reaches for Accurate Count of Immigrants in 2010 (New America Media)
05/30/2008
The U.S. Census is reaching out to members of Congress and community leaders to find new ways of geting accurate counts of immigrant communities in the 2010 census.
Fears that 2010 census could be inaccurate (Dunn County News)
04/29/2008
WASHINGTON (LEE) — The 2010 census was supposed to provide the most accurate portrait of America ever, with new handheld computers allowing government counters to check every nook and cranny of the country for demographic data.
2010 Census Miscount Fears Raised (Time Magazine)
04/24/2008
The Census Bureau has scaled back its dress rehearsal for the head count, raising fears that many hard-to-reach people will go uncounted in 2010
N.C. counties will do dry run for census (The News & Observer)
04/14/2008
The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking help from residents of nine North Carolina counties, including Chatham, to gear up for the 2010 census.
Census Plan Doesn`t Add Up (eWeek)
04/14/2008
A failed handheld initiative points to bigger tech problems in government.
Census rehearses for 2010 in San Joaquin (Pleasanton Tri-Valley Herald)
04/13/2008
TRACY — It's been a year of preparation and now it's time for the rehearsal.
Phoenix census center to process 2010 surveys (The Arizona Republic)
04/11/2008
The U.S. Census Bureau will open a 210,000-square-foot processing center where it will employ up to 1,000 people for the 2010 census in southwest Phoenix later this year.
Census 2010 to be done in old ways (Pravda)
04/10/2008
The company hired to help modernize the 2010 census blamed government officials Wednesday for technology problems that will force census-takers to resort to usual means-- paper and pencil.
Tech problems blamed on Census Bureau (AP via Yahoo! News)
04/09/2008
The company hired to help modernize the 2010 census blamed government officials Wednesday for technology problems that will force census-takers to continue using paper and pencil.
Problems already hitting census (Valley Independent)
04/08/2008
Distilled to its essence, the official excuse for a multibillion-dollar U.S. Census Bureau boondoggle can be summed up by Strother Martin's character in "Cool Hand Luke":
Harris Corp.'s Census Bureau deal keeps growing (Orlando Sentinel)
04/08/2008
However, use of a hand-held PC developed by the Melbourne-based high-tech firm will be scaled back. Harris Corp. 's lucrative contract with the U.S. Census Bureau could more than double in value to $1.3 billion, even though the agency has shelved plans to use Harris' hand-held computers during the door-to-door portion of its 2010 head count, the company said Monday.
US census ditches handhelds for clipboards (The Register)
04/07/2008
Back to pen and paper The US is giving up plans to issue researchers with handheld computers for their 2010 census, as changing specifications have driven the cost of each one beyond $8,500.
Census 2010: Rock, Paper, Scissors (E-Commerce Times)
04/07/2008
When the Census Bureau sends out its legions of employees to count American heads two years hence, the roughly 140,000 address canvassers and 580,000 enumerators won't be armed with custom-built handheld computers. Instead, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez told a House panel on Friday, the government agency will use a paper-based system.
2010 Census Technology Problems (WCTV Tallahassee)
04/07/2008
A government move to count some of us using a handheld computer device for the 2010 census is being scrapped.
Use of handheld computers in 2010 count scrapped by Census Bureau (Mohave Valley Daily News)
04/05/2008
WASHINGTON (AP) - Technology problems will force the government to count all of the nation's 300 million residents the old-fashioned way in the 2010 census - with paper and pencil.
Computer glitch to affect 2010 census (Los Angeles Times)
04/04/2008
Hand-held devices won't be ready in time to help workers collect data door to door . Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and Census Bureau Director Steve H. Murdock told a House appropriations subcommittee Thursday that the government would not be able to use specially designed hand-held computers to collect information for the 2010 census from the millions of people who don't return ...
Census to scrap handheld computers for 2010 count (NextGov.com)
04/03/2008
The Census Bureau will tell a House panel today that it will drop plans to use handheld computers to help count Americans for the 2010 census, contributing to the increase in cost for the decennial census by as much as $3 billion, according to testimony the Commerce Department secretary plans to give this afternoon.
Thank you for the opportunity to come before you today to discuss the Census Bureau and the status of the 2010 Census. The goals of the Department of Commerce are far reaching, from increasing American competitiveness to growing American exports and protecting America’s environment. Measuring American life is also a significant ongoing goal, which comes into sharper focus every 10 years with the decennial census.
U.S. scraps plans to use computers in 2010 census (International Herald Tribune)
04/03/2008
Technology problems will force the U.S. government to count all of the nation's 300 million residents the old-fashioned way in the 2010 census - with paper and pencil.
Census Returns to Paper Count (AP)
04/03/2008
Technology problems will force the government to count all of the nation's 300 million residents the old-fashioned way in the 2010 census - with paper and pencil.
Computer 'glitch' threatens the 2010 high-tech census (The Beaufort Gazette)
04/02/2008
Genealogists have a fondness for U.S. census documents that no other group possesses, except perhaps those who reapportion districts in the various levels of government.
Census to call it like it sees it in 2010
03/31/2008
For displaced residents planning on moving back to Louisiana, the Census Bureau has a suggestion.
Fancy computers spell trouble for 2010 census (CNN.com)
03/26/2008
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Big worries for the nation's first high-tech census should have been obvious when tests showed some of the door-to-door headcounters couldn't figure out their fancy new handheld computers.
Tech Problems Plague 2010 Census (Time Magazine)
03/25/2008
Now, officials say, technology problems could add as much as $2 billion to the cost of the 2010 census and jeopardize the accuracy of the nation's most important survey
2010 high-tech census at 'high risk' (USA Today)
03/25/2008
Big worries for the nation's first high-tech census should have been obvious when the door-to-door headcounters couldn't figure out their fancy new handheld computers.
Census questions headed your way (RecordNet.com)
03/23/2008
Local Census Bureau officials are continuing to recruit a team of temporary workers and to hone strategies for reaching all members of San Joaquin County's diverse communities as the agency's May 1 dress rehearsal nears.
Billion-dollar IT failure at Census Bureau (Zdnet.com)
03/20/2008
The US Census Bureau faces cost overruns up to $2 billion on an IT initiative replacing paper-based data collection methods with specialized handheld devices for the upcoming 2010 census. The Bureau has not implemented longstanding Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations and may therefore be forced to scrap the program.
Let’s ensure precision (Las Vegas Sun)
03/10/2008
Government auditors told Congress last week that the accuracy of the 2010 census could be in peril because the U.S. Census Bureau has not corrected some long-standing problems and has eliminated some of its precensus work.
High-tech gadget's failure puts 2010 census at risk (The Seattle Times)
03/08/2008
WASHINGTON - The 2010 census is already in trouble. The handheld mobile computers that are supposed to replace the pens and paper long used by census takers aren't working properly, and delays could send the cost from $600 million to as much as $2 billion.
Census Bureau's paperless census may end up in wastebasket (ComputerWorld)
03/06/2008
The Government Accountability Office on Wednesday said the U.S. Census plan to create a "virtually paperless" counting process is at "high risk," meaning it now joins a GAO dishonor roll of government IT projects in trouble for mismanagement and waste.
It looks like the latest smartphone-on-steroids, teeming with everything from GPS and wireless to a touchscreen and a stylus. Throw in an SD memory slot, fingerprint authentication and Windows Mobile 5.0, and you’ve got a powerful, easy-to-use PDA in your hands.
Budget hurdles threaten 2010 census (FCW)
10/16/2007
The Census Bureau’s funding shortfall forced it to cancel 11 dress rehearsal programs and likely will delay the testing of its handheld devices and data transmission system.
Budget Fights Threaten Census Accuracy (ABC News)
10/02/2007
The budget fight between Congress and the Bush administration is threatening the accuracy of the 2010 census, the Census Bureau's director said Tuesday.
Officials Won’t Delay Raids on Immigrants for Census (The New York Times)
08/24/2007
In contrast to the months before and after the 2000 census was conducted, federal officials say they will not suspend raids on illegal immigrants during the population count in 2010.
Census says Internet option is too risky (FCW)
07/30/2007
Census Bureau officials say the decennial population count is too important to trust to the Internet. But some lawmakers disagree.
Census Bureau Takes Stock of Its Handhelds (ComputerWorld)
05/14/2007
About 1,400 U.S. Census Bureau workers carrying wireless handhelds began fanning out across Fayetteville, N.C., and Stockton, Calif., last week in a dress rehearsal to see how the devices will be used during the 2010 census.
Some displeased by fewer questions on 2010 Census form (USA Today)
04/29/2007
The 2010 Census won't begin for another three years, but advocacy groups already are jockeying to have issues they care about included in the questionnaire that will be sent to every American household.
Census 2010 Plays Six Not-So-Easy Questions (The Wall Street Journal)
02/23/2007
Who knew that asking people their age, gender and how they're related to the folks they live with could be so complicated?
Census Bureau to go high-tech (USA Today)
01/31/2007
CHICAGO (AP) - In the upcoming 2010 census, the Census Bureau for the first time will equip its temporary workforce of 500,000 people with handheld computers made by Harris, to help them make a more precise count of more than 300 million people living in the 50 states and Puerto Rico.
Census Bureau still counting on handhelds for 2010 tally (ComputerWorld)
01/05/2007
The U.S. Census Bureau's planned $600 million rollout of handheld computers is scheduled to start in May, when the agency expects to deploy 1,400 devices for use in updating addresses in preparation for the 2010 census.
Top 2 Census Officials Resign (The Washington Post)
11/15/2006
The two highest-ranking officials in the U.S. Census Bureau quit yesterday, putting management of the agency in flux as preparations for the next census enter a critical phase.
Census Bureau Fears Budget Fallout (The Washington Post)
07/15/2006
The Census Bureau's preparations for the 2010 national head count would be dangerously weakened by cuts in House and Senate funding bills to the president's proposed budget, agency officials and their supporters said yesterday.
Q&A: Census Bureau exec describes handheld plan for 2010 (ComputerWorld)
04/06/2006
The U.S. Census Bureau signed a contract this week with Harris Corp. for a $600 million project to automate data collection in the 2010 census (see "Census Bureau to deploy a half-million wireless handhelds"). About 500,000 customized pocket-size computers from High Tech Computer Corp. in Taiwan will be deployed to census takers who go door to door.
Census picks Harris to lead 2010 support effort (FCW)
03/30/2006
Census Bureau officials have awarded a five-year contract worth nearly $600 million to Harris to support the 2010 Decennial Census. The contract revolves around the use of mobile computers in the field to collect data.