After windfall in omnibus, Census Bureau rolls out its first dress rehearsal

Federal News Radio: The clock is ticking for the Census Bureau to hand over its finalized list of questions for every household in the United States for the 2020 count.

Two years out from the next decennial count, the agency entered the home stretch of delivering what it hopes will be the first tech-driven census.

In April, the Census Bureau will get to work on two major initiatives: First, it will give Congress a finalized list of all the questions that will be on the 2020 census form. Second, it will lay much of the groundwork for its first — and only — dress rehearsal for its new technology systems in Providence, Rhode Island.

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