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Census troubleshoots broken software

From problems with handheld computers to headaches concerning the development of "back-office" computing systems, technology has been a high-risk area for the Census. But now, the current Census director seems to have good news: problems with one of those back-office systems have been fixed.

Tags: technology , management , contracting , database , Census , Oracle , Red Hat , Max Cacas

Thursday - 06/03/2010, 07:00am EDT

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Census to use Web in future counts

Ten years from now, how the population in the U.S. is counted will probably be even more different than the population will be! Director of the Census Bureau, Dr. Robert Groves tells us the Census plans to test using the Internet for future counts.

Tags: Federal Drive , Census , technology , management , Internet , Suzanne Kubota

Friday - 05/14/2010, 10:55am EDT

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Groves says Census enumerators are ready

Census Bureau gears up for the most difficult part of its high-stakes count. Today, officials will announce the final mail participation rate. Then, beginning May 1, more than 600,000 census workers will fan out across the country to knock on the doors of those who did not respond by mail. Census Director Doctor Robert Groves explains where we are and what's next.

Tags: Federal Drive , Census , census 2010 , mngt , technology

Wednesday - 04/28/2010, 10:50am EDT

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Have confidence in the count: Census Director Groves explains

The Census Bureau has a plan. Census Bureau Director, Dr. Robert Groves explains.

Tags: mngt , Census Bureau , 2010 census ,

Monday - 10/26/2009, 09:05am EDT

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Senate Census panel asks tough questions about 2010 count

The clock continues to tick down to the April 1st start of the 2010 Census, and a Senate oversight subcommittee continues to focus on efforts for an accurate count of the nation's population next year.

Tags: newsstand , Census , Robert Goldenkopf , Government Accountability Office , Senator John McCain , Max Cacas

Thursday - 10/08/2009, 06:27am EDT

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Census director counts on planning for 2010 population count

With seven months to go before census forms begin arriving in American mailboxes, the newly-confirmed Census Director Dr. Robert Groves holds his first news conference.

Tags: newsstand , Census , U.S. Senate , Max Cacas

Wednesday - 09/23/2009, 07:26pm EDT

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