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 2006-05-31 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-06-607 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-607 P0b002ee180391d49 f:d06607 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-607 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-607 GAO-06-607 Census Data integrity Government information dissemination Income statistics Internal controls Policy evaluation Statistical data Policies and procedures Transparency Other Written Product A54908 In 2003, the Bureau of the Census (Bureau) changed the day and location of the release of its Income and Poverty Estimates. Some data users believed the change was an effort to suppress unfavorable news and questioned the Bureau's data dissemination practices. GAO was asked to assess whether (1) the Bureau adhered to its dissemination practices for the 2003 and later releases, and (2) the Bureau and 13 other federal statistical agencies follow data release practices recommended by the National Research Council (NRC). GAO reviewed the Bureau's dissemination process for the 2003 thru 2005 Income and Poverty Estimates. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-607/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-607.htm GAO-06-607 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-607 Other Written Product GAO-06-607; Data Quality: Expanded Use of Key Dissemination Practices Would Further Safeguard the Integrity of Federal Statistical Data; Census Data integrity Government information dissemination Income statistics Internal controls Policy evaluation Statistical data Policies and procedures Transparency Volume 114 Page 2763A-153 114 Stat. 2763A-153 Public Law 106-554