IT Problems Put Accuracy of Census at Risk, Say Government Auditors

Monday, March 29, 2010
By Edwin Mora
Washington D.C.

(CNSNews.com) – Information technology problems at the U.S. Census Bureau could cause inaccuracies in this year’s constitutionally mandated count of the U.S. population, according to government auditors.

“IT problems place the efficiency and accuracy of Non-Response Follow-Up at risk and final decennial costs remain uncertain,” said Judith Gordon, the principal assistant inspector general for Audit and Evaluation at the Department of Commerce, in testimony before Congress last week. the rest