Federal Eye Archive: Census

Latino population growth to have political impact after Census

The chart above shows the potential impact of Latinos on Congressional reapportionment (Image courtesy of America's Voice Education Fund) The nation's growing Latino population is likely to help eight states gain at least one more Congressional seat following the...

Senate kills census citizenship amendment

Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Robert Bennett (R-Utah) wanted the Census Bureau to ask about citizenship status next year. Updated 2:28 p.m. ET The Senate voted Thursday to block a Republican attempt to require the Census Bureau to ask...

Census trash will benefit baby feds

What will the government do with the millions of 2010 Census questionnaires once it's done counting them next year? Shred them, sell the recyclable scraps and then give the money to federal childcare facilities, according to Census Director Robert Groves....

Census vows to fix fingerprinting process

Updated 6:24 p.m. ET The Census Bureau, having just introduced fingerprinting of its employees for next year's Census, is now reviewing those procedures with the FBI, the agency's director said Wednesday. A recent Government Accountability Office report estimated that the...

Eye Opener: Citizenship and the Census

Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Robert Bennett (R-Utah) want the Census Bureau to ask about citizenship status next year. Happy Friday! Should the 2010 Census account for a person's citizenship status? At least two Republican lawmakers think so, arguing...

Census Chief Disputes Estimate on Hires With Criminal Pasts

The Post's Carol Morello reports: The head of the Census Bureau said Tuesday that the number of convicted criminals who were hired to check home addresses this summer is probably fewer than the 200 estimated by the Government Accountability Office....

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GAO: Census Likely Hired Criminals, Ed O'Keefe , October 8, 2009

U.S. Census Gets 'Telenovela' Role, Ed O'Keefe , October 7, 2009

Latinos Kick Off Campaign to Counter Census Fears, Ed O'Keefe , October 1, 2009

Eye Opener: Attacks on Federal Employees, Ed O'Keefe , September 30, 2009

Census Worker Found With 'Fed' Written on Chest, Ed O'Keefe , September 25, 2009

Census Bureau Safety Tips for Workers, Ed O'Keefe , September 25, 2009

Eye Opener: Census Worker Found Hanged, Ed O'Keefe , September 24, 2009

Gulf Coast Worried About 2010 Census, Ed O'Keefe , August 5, 2009

Census 2010 to Report Same-Sex Marriage Data, Ed O'Keefe , August 3, 2009

Census 2010 Will Start in Remote Alaska, Ed O'Keefe , July 31, 2009

Census Bureau Does More Than Count People, Ed O'Keefe , July 23, 2009

Groves Issues Warnings as He Starts Census Job, Ed O'Keefe , July 22, 2009

Robert Groves Confirmed as Census Director, Ed O'Keefe , July 13, 2009

Census Vets Tapped for New Advisory Board, Ed O'Keefe , June 30, 2009

Threats of Census Boycotts Nothing New, Ed O'Keefe , June 19, 2009

Eye Opener: More Census Woes, Ed O'Keefe , June 9, 2009

GOP Holding Up Census Nominee, Ed O'Keefe , June 5, 2009

Nominee Promises Politics-Free Census, Ed O'Keefe , May 15, 2009

Census Nominee Would Resign to Avoid Politics, Ed O'Keefe , May 11, 2009

Census Nominee's Hearing Moved Yet Again, Ed O'Keefe , May 11, 2009

Census Hiring Slows Job Losses, Kind of, Ed O'Keefe , May 8, 2009

Ex-Census Director Prewitt Coming Back After All, Ed O'Keefe , April 28, 2009

Census 2010: Bureau Briefly Locked Down, Ed O'Keefe , April 27, 2009

Census 2010: Debate On Inmates Is Renewed, Ed O'Keefe , April 25, 2009

Census 2010: Latino Pastors Urge Census Boycott, Ed O'Keefe , April 22, 2009

Census 2010: One Year Away, Ed O'Keefe , April 1, 2009