Ron Jarmin Archives

Census Bureau shares analytics insights, not data, in pilot with IRS

The Census Bureau didn’t want to share publicly provided survey data with the IRS, lest it be used to collect taxes.

Oct 24, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

The Census Bureau’s ROAM tool. (Screenshot)

Here are the GIS tools that will support the 2020 census

The Census Bureau plans to use GIS-enabled tools to find where citizens live, encourage them to respond to the census and record their responses.

Jan 31, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

Former U.S. officials call for transparency in cybersecurity of 2020 census

Nearly a dozen officials write that Americans deserve to know that the systems and technical protocols the Census Bureau is employing to collect and store information about…

Jul 16, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Trey Gowdy (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee / Flickr)

House committee chides Census Bureau for failure to deliver information about IT systems

"The Bureau’s failure to respond to the Committee’s request is unacceptable," the letter to acting Director Ron Jarmin reads. "Provide the requested documents and information immediately."

Feb 22, 2018

Acting Director of the U.S. Census Bureau Ron Jarmin speaks at the Opportunity Project Demo Day. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier)

Can these tools get people to care about the census?

Ahead of the 2020 decennial, how can the Census Bureau communicate the usefulness of accurate data to more everyday Americans?

Nov 30, 2017