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Census offers early outs at headquarters

As of Thursday, 206 employees at the U.S. Census Bureau's Human Resources Division applied for early retirement offers.

Tags: buyouts

Friday - 03/23/2012, 10:18am EDT

Six months into field-office restructure, Census shares best practices

Thomas Mesenbourg, the deputy director of the Census Bureau, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss how the agency's restructuring effort is progressing.

Tags: budget , management , best practices , Thomas Mesenbourg , In Depth , Francis Rose ,

Thursday - 03/01/2012, 06:29pm EST
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Section 508 revision nears home stretch but compliance problems remain

The Access Board hopes to publish new accessibility standards this fall, known as Section 508, which agencies use to buy tech products. The agency has been working on the standards for six years. But some advocates of disabled employees say the update, while necessary, doesn't address the real problem: lack of enforcement.

Tags: Section 508 , technology , Access Board , Sarah Presley , DoJ , David Capozzi , Ken Nakata , Hi Software

Tuesday - 02/07/2012, 12:08pm EST
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VanRoekel expands data center consolidation goals again

The federal CIO expects agencies will shut down 1,200 data centers by 2015, up from the goal of 962 set in October. VanRoekel said agencies already benefiting from shutting down facilities in 2011.

Tags: technology , Steven VanRoekel , OMB , CIO Council , DoD , data center consolidation , Jason Miller

Wednesday - 12/21/2011, 12:13pm EST

Mobile device pilots giving Census a look into the future

The bureau hired Agilex under a four-year, $6.4 million contract to provide application development and technical support for field workers to use tablet computers. Census field workers will receive one of three different tablets for conducting actual surveys for the bureau and other federal agencies.

Tags: technology , contracting , Brian McGrath , Agilex , mobile computing , Apple , Google , Microsoft , iPad , Android , cybersecurity , mobile , mobile device management , Jason Miller , Ira Entis

Tuesday - 12/06/2011, 07:21pm EST
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Md. census: Hispanic population, D.C. area growth

The suburbs of Washington, D.C., saw big increases. Residents of Montgomery County, the state's largest county, grew by 11.3 percent to 971,777. The number of Prince George's County residents rose 7.7 percent to 863,420. Baltimore County's population went up 6.7 percent to 805,029.

Tags: Hispanic , Maryland ,

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

Stafford takes two-tier approach to dealing with growth

Combating sprawl has been a major issue in Northern Virginia for the last decade. Now Stafford County, one of the smallest in the region but under the same growth pressure, has taken a new approach.

Tags: Stafford County , growth , BRAC , VRE , Urban Development Areas , Quantico Marnie Base , Pual Milde

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

Where the kids are, and aren't in Frederick County

Take a stroll through Myersville and Mount Airy and you're likely to find children's toys scattered on lawns and car seats strapped into family vehicles. But in Burkittsville and New Market, you may not see as many signs of childhood.

Tags: Children

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

Frederick Co. wants fewer residents to commute

Frederick County leaders say they want top reduce the number of residents commuting out of the county by 10 percent.

Tags: commute , Interstate 70 , Interstate 270 , Shady Grove , Eric Soter , Maryland State Highway Administration , Frederick County Commissioners

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

Median income tops $113K in Falls Church

According to census data, the median household income in "The Little City" is $113,313. Fairfax and Loudoun counties also have median incomes of more than $100,000.

Tags: Falls Church , income , household income , richest counties , Dave Snyder , Dulles International Airport , Hank Silverberg , Michelle Basch , Colleen Kelleher

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT
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