May 14, 2020 FEATURE Formal Privacy Methods for the 2020 Census In preparation for the 2020 decennial census, the Census Bureau asked JASON to examine the scientific validity of the vulnerability that the Census Bureau… 

May 7, 2020 FEATURE APDU 2020 Annual Conference Goes Virtual   Register Agenda Trending issues in the world of data ? issues of privacy, accuracy, and access ? are profoundly changing how we think about the… 

April 30, 2020 FEATURE We Desperately Need Sound Data to Understand COVID Impacts   As the coronavirus pandemic continues to alter our way of life, more than ever we need valid and reliable data to support decision-making… 

April 23, 2020 FEATURE Census Bureau Receives ?Emergency? Approval to Conduct Pandemic Survey  The Census Bureau, already midway through the 2020 population count, is taking on more work in the coming months to gather current… 

April 16, 2020 FEATURES U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham Statement on 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19 In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S.… 

April 9, 2020 FEATURE APDU Launches 2020 Annual Conference  APDU is opening registration for the 2020 Annual Conference, set to be held at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, VA on July 29-30, 2020. Trending… 

April 02, 2020 FEATURE Census ? Making It Count!  Response Rates Map Shows What Areas Are Responding the Fastest  NEWS Census Bureau Update on 2020 Census Field Operations  Census Bureau Statement on Suspending In-Person Interviews… 

March 26, 2020 FEATURE 2020 Census Operational Press Briefing (March 20, 2020) The U.S. Census Bureau held a telephone news conference to share updates on the status of the 2020 Census. Topics of discussion included… 

March 19, 2020 FEATURE Coronavirus Forces Bureau To Suspend Census Field Operations Until April 1  The coronavirus pandemic is forcing the U.S. Census Bureau to temporarily suspend all field operations for the 2020 census for… 

March 12, 2020 FEATURE Richard Amburgey Named CSO of Bureau of Labor Statistics The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announces Richard Amburgey as the agency’s first Chief Security Officer (CSO). Amburgey will serve as the… 

March 05, 2020 FEATURE Inside the Groundbreaking Plan to Truly Anonymize Your 2020 Census Data In order to protect your data, the Census Bureau is digging into statistical methodology, injecting variability and randomness into the… 

February 27, 2020 FEATURE APDU 2020 Conference Call for Proposals Closes Friday! APDU is welcoming proposals on any topic related to the privacy, accuracy, and access of public data. Proposals can be for a single presentation…