United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-07-21 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-GGD-94-184 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-184 P0b002ee180378975 f:tgg94184 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-184 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-184 T-GGD-94-184 Census Proposed legislation Mailing lists Statistical methods Demographic data Data collection operations Interagency relations Intergovernmental relations Data integrity Privacy law Census Bureau Precensus Local Review Program 1995 Test Census Testimony GGD A legislative proposal from the Department of Commerce would allow the Bureau of the Census to share address list data with the U.S. Postal Service, other federal agencies, and local governments. This proposal offers opportunities for the Bureau to improve its address lists, but it also raises privacy and confidentiality concerns about the use of census data. GAO supports the general concept of the sharing of data among federal statistical agencies for statistical purposes as currently under consideration by the Office of Management and Budget. GAO also supports initiatives to facilitate the sharing of address list data between the Postal Service and the Bureau. However, the Commerce Department has not provided sufficient justification to support its request for authority to share the Bureau's address list data with agencies other than the Postal Service. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-184/html/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-184.htm GAO/T-GGD-94-184 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-184 Testimony GAO/T-GGD-94-184; Bureau of the Census: Legislative Proposal to Share Address List Data Has Benefits and Risks; Census Proposed legislation Mailing lists Statistical methods Demographic data Data collection operations Interagency relations Intergovernmental relations Data integrity Privacy law Census Bureau Precensus Local Review Program 1995 Test Census