More than 150 Census Bureau employees reached out to share stories of poor training, cruel terminations and pressure to close cases early.
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Census workers raise concerns about data quality, with bureau leaning on records rather than in-person counts
They describe closing cases after only one unsuccessful door knock and using proxy sources such as leases to tally household occupants.
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Census workers from across US are raising big concerns about this year’s count
Workers say poor training, shifting deadlines and clunky technology produced chaos. Now, a lawsuit and government reports are echoing their claims.
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Work for the U.S. Census Bureau? We want to hear about problems you’re facing
If you’re a census worker interested in sharing your experience, we want to hear from you.
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‘We’ve all started calling it “the Senseless” ’
Census field workers say faulty technology is hampering the decennial count.
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The Census Bureau is building Trump a huge list of noncitizens. Will it be secure?
The sensitive data could be vulnerable to malicious hacks that could identify individuals.