Director's Corner
JOHN H. THOMPSON
Director
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Director's Blog
Friday, Aug. 2, 2013: Thompson Confirmed as Census Bureau Director
NANCY POTOK
Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer
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Director's Blog:
- October 6, 2014: Preparing for the 2020 Census: Measuring Race and Ethnicity in America
- October 3, 2014: Happy Manufacturing Day!
- September 5, 2014: The Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons Is Key to Explaining America’s Economy
- September 3, 2014: Back to School – Introducing the Statistics in Schools Program
- August 12, 2014: Introducing Census PoP Quiz, the Census Bureau’s Latest Mobile App
Congressional Hearing Statements:
- September 18, 2014: Prepared Statement of John H. Thompson Director U.S. Census Bureau on Addressing Data Collection Vulnerabilities
- September 19, 2013: Prepared Statement of John H. Thompson Director U.S. Census Bureau on Ensuring an Accurate and Affordable 2020 Census
- July 18, 2012: Prepared Statement of Robert M. Groves Director U.S. Census Bureau on Census: Planning Ahead for 2020
- March 6, 2012: Prepared Statement of Robert M. Groves Director U.S. Census Bureau on The Pros and Cons of Making the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey Voluntary
- April 6, 2011: Prepared Statement of Robert Groves Director U.S. Census Bureau on Census: Learning Lessons from 2010, Planning for 2010
- July 19, 2010: Prepared Statement of Robert M. Groves Director U.S. Census Bureau on Is Brooklyn Being Counted? Problems With the 2010 Census [PDF 201K]
- March 25, 2010: Prepared Statement of Arnold A. Jackson Associate Director for Decennial Census U.S. Census Bureau on 2010 Census - A Status Update of Key Decennial Operations [PDF 423K]
- February 23, 2010: Prepared Statement of Robert M. Groves Director U.S. Census Bureau on 2010 Census - A Status Update of Key Decennial Operations [PDF 303K]
- February 10, 2010: Prepared Statement of Robert M. Groves Director U.S. Census Bureau on The 2010 Census Communications Contract: The Media Plan in Hard to Count Areas [PDF 219K]
- October 21, 2009: Prepared Statement of Robert M. Groves Director US Census Bureau on 2010 Census - Master Address File, Issues and Concerns [PDF 240K]
- October 7, 2009: Prepared Statement of Robert M. Groves Director US Census Bureau on 2010 Census - A Status Update of Key Decennial Operations [PDF 402K]
- September 22, 2009: Prepared Statement of Robert M. Groves Director US Census Bureau on 2010 Census - Operational Assessment [PDF 342K]
- September 22, 2009: Testimony of Jeff Tarakajian DraftFCB on The Census 2010 Integrated Communications Campaign; Criteria for Implementation: Measurements for Success [PDF 789K]
- May 15, 2009: Confirmation Hearing For Robert Groves [PDF 403K]
News Releases:
2013
- August 2: Thompson Confirmed as Census Bureau Director
- May 30: Sonja Steptoe Appointed as Census Bureau's Associate Director for Communications
2012
- August 10: Johns Hopkins University Professor Louis Named to Lead Census Bureau Research Directorate
- May 21: Census Bureau Director and Associate Director Receive Washington Academy of Sciences Awards
2011
- May 20: Census Bureau Deputy Director to Receive 2011 Julius Shiskin Memorial Award for Economic Statistics
- May 6: Census Bureau Director Groves Elected as New Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2010
- October 8: American Academy of Arts and Sciences to Induct Census Bureau Executives Groves, Little as Fellows
- February 25: Media Advisory — Census Bureau Director to Provide Update on Status of 2010 Census Operations
2009
- September 21: Media Advisory — Census Bureau Director To Provide Briefing on Status of 2010 Census Operations
- July 22: Commerce Secretary Locke Swears In Census Bureau Director Groves
- July 17: Media Advisory — Census Bureau to Host Public Ceremony to Swear In New Director
- July 14: Groves Confirmed as Census Director