Country : USA
Year Published: 2019
Language: English
Sector: Improving Implementation of Cybersecurity Initiatives
Issue: In an effort to control rising costs, the Census Bureau plans to implement several innovations for the 2020 Census, including new IT systems. This testimony describes why GAO added the 2020 Census to its High Risk List in February 2017, and steps the Bureau must take to reduce risk and count people cost-effectively. These include completing IT system development and testing and addressing cybersecurity issues.