United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-03-01 monographic deposited born digital 22 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-465T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-465T P0b002ee180382523 f:d06465t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-465T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-465T GAO-06-465T Agency missions Census Cost control Cost effectiveness analysis Data collection Data integrity Human capital management Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Rita Internal controls Mechanization Operational testing Population statistics Strategic planning Surveys Cost estimates 2000 Decennial Census 2010 Decennial Census Testimony A48019 Rigorous planning is key to a successful census as it helps ensure greater effectiveness and efficiency. The U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) estimates the 2010 Census will cost around $11.3 billion, which would make it the most expensive census in our country's history, even after adjusting for inflation. GAO was asked to testify on (1) the Bureau's progress in preparing for the 2010 Census, (2) the challenges that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita might pose for the Bureau's future activities, and, (3) more broadly, the importance of planning for a range of events that could severely disrupt the census. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-465T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-465T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-465T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-465T.pdf GAO-06-465T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-465T Testimony GAO-06-465T; 2010 Census: Planning and Testing Activities Are Making Progress; Agency missions Census Cost control Cost effectiveness analysis Data collection Data integrity Human capital management Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Rita Internal controls Mechanization Operational testing Population statistics Strategic planning Surveys Cost estimates 2000 Decennial Census 2010 Decennial Census Public Law 103-430