Hearing Hearing Date: May 8, 2018 1:00 pm 2154 Rayburn HOB

Progress Report on the 2020 Census

PURPOSE:

To examine the Census Bureau’s progress during the 2018 end-to-end test and examine ongoing preparations for the 2020 decennial census.

BACKGROUND:

In order to control costs, the Census Bureau is concentrating on four main innovation areas: (1) reengineering address canvassing; (2) optimizing self-responses; (3) utilizing administrative records and third-party data; and (4) reengineering field operations.
The 2018 end-to-end test is currently underway in Providence, Rhode Island. Of the 44 IT systems required for the 2018 test, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found only 8 systems had been fully tested and deployed.
At the end of March, the 2020 Census questions were delivered to Congress. Later this year, area census offices will open and begin in-office address canvassing as well as ongoing integration and scalability testing on IT systems.

Witnesses and testimonies: Mr. John M. Gore

Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Two

Mr. Earl Comstock

Director of the Office of Policy and Strategic Planning
U.S. Department of Commerce
One
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Dr. Ron S. Jarmin, Ph.D.

Acting Director
U.S. Census Bureau
One
Document

Mr. David A. Powner

Director of Information Technology Management Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office
One
Document

Mr. Robert Goldenkoff

Director of Strategic Issues, Census Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office
One
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Mr. Justin Levitt

Associate Dean for Research
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
One
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