March 2021 -- Senate Holds Hearing on 2020 Census

On March 23, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Committee held a hearing, “The 2020 Census and Current Activities of the U.S. Census Bureau.” Acting Census Bureau Director Ron Jarmin and officials from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Christopher Mihm, Managing Director, Strategic Issues, and Nick Marinos, Director, Information Technology & Cybersecurity, testified.

The purpose of the hearing was to review the conduct and outcome, to date, of the 2020 Census. The hearing began on a positive note with HSGAC Chairman Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) stating, “There is no question that as the Census Bureau continues to process the data they have collected, and conduct robust data quality checks, their hardworking and dedicated employees not only deserve our gratitude, but the resources and time required to get it right.”