Releasing the 2020 Census Operational Plan to Congress and Our Valued...
Written by: John H. Thompson On November 3, I presented the Census Bureau’s operational plan for the 2020 Census – the blueprint by which we’ll conduct the next census – to Congress and the public. I...
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On the Road in New Mexico
Written by: John H. Thompson Earlier this month I visited New Mexico to participate in the Census Bureau’s fifth tribal consultation meeting this year. These meetings are a key part of our preparations...
View ArticlePreparing for the 2020 Census: Choosing Data Collection and Processing Systems
Written by John H. Thompson Today, the U.S. Census Bureau announced a major decision on the path to the 2020 Census. Since December 2014, we’ve been assessing whether to use commercial software...
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Preparing for the 2020 Census: Observing In-Office Address Canvassing
Written by John H. Thompson Today I visited the National Processing Center, the U.S. Census Bureau’s large-scale data processing center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, to observe its role in preparing for...
View ArticleAsking for Input on Counting People in the Right Place in 2020
Written by: John H. Thompson Note: The comment period for the proposed 2020 Census Residence Criteria and Residence Situations has been extended until September 1, 2016. The U.S. Census Bureau’s...
View ArticleU.S. Census Bureau Announces Changes to 2017 Field Tests
Written by: John H. Thompson Today, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that it will stop plans to test field operations in Puerto Rico, the Standing Rock Reservation in North and South Dakota, and the...
View ArticleUpdating Congress on Testing for the 2020 Census
Written by John H. Thompson We’re continuing to make great progress at the U.S. Census Bureau in preparing for the 2020 Census. On Nov. 16, I was proud to testify before the U.S. House of...
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