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CENSUS 🤓 ALERT: @uscensusbureau Director Steven Dillingham & @USGAO are set to testify on #2020Census prep during 2:30 p.m. ET hearing by Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee. Stand by for live tweets👇

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@uscensusbureau @USGAO 2. Live stream of @uscensusbureau director & @USGAO testifying on #2020Census preparations👇

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@uscensusbureau @USGAO 3. "Regarding the president's executive order, we are carefully reviewing it," @uscensusbureau Director Steven Dillingham tells Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee, adding bureau's begun planning interagency working group👇

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@uscensusbureau @USGAO 4. @USGAO says for #2020Census, @uscensusbureau:
- "is using innovations that are not expected to be fully tested"
- "continues to face challenges in implementing" IT systems
- "faces significant cybersecurity risks to its systems & data"

FULL TESTIMONY👇
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@uscensusbureau @USGAO 5. "I don't we're looking at disaster," @USGAO's Robert Goldenkoff testifies after @SenRonJohnson ask if we're facing any #2020Census disasters.

"A lot of work needs to be done going forward & [@uscensusbureau] is aware of that," Goldenkoff says, noting "trust but verify."

@uscensusbureau @USGAO @SenRonJohnson 6. "The counting of children, I'm amazed, has been a problem since 1850," @uscensusbureau Director Steven Dillingham tells Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee. Bureau is focusing on outreach for #2020Census to make sure children under 5 aren't undercounted.

@uscensusbureau @USGAO @SenRonJohnson 7. NEW: @uscensusbureau's "behind the curve" on hiring #2020Census outreach specialists, @USGAO's Robert Goldenkoff tells Senate Homeland Security committee. 1,501 partnership specialists supposed to be hired by 6/30 but won't be fully on board until 9/1 bc 782 "in the queue."

@uscensusbureau @USGAO @SenRonJohnson 8. @uscensusbureau has had conversations with private tax preparation services about providing a link to the online #2020Census form after tax filers submit their returns online next year, bureau's director, Steven Dillingham, tells @SenatorLankford.

@uscensusbureau @USGAO @SenRonJohnson @SenatorLankford 9. "The thing that keeps me up at night is really making sure all the pieces in place and that we stay on schedule, on time and on budget," @uscensusbureau Director Steven Dillingham tells @SenatorCarper.

@uscensusbureau @USGAO @SenRonJohnson @SenatorLankford @SenatorCarper 10. How @uscensusbureau head talks about #CitizenshipQuestion issue: "Some people would speculate that even the attention that may be considered attention of disagreements on the census could, in fact, become beneficial because people know now that the census is very important."

@uscensusbureau @USGAO @SenRonJohnson @SenatorLankford @SenatorCarper 11. @uscensusbureau is considering sending a letter to police departments and other law enforcement groups that details the credentials #2020Census workers will carry in the field to help officers identify @uscensusbureau workers from potential impostors.

@uscensusbureau @USGAO @SenRonJohnson @SenatorLankford @SenatorCarper 12. Earlier, Director Steven Dillingham told @SenatorHassan @uscensusbureau does not have a specific plan in case entire IT system for #2020Census goes down bc bureau more focused on "more probable" scenarios in which issues can be "contained" by shutting down parts of IT system.

@uscensusbureau @USGAO @SenRonJohnson @SenatorLankford @SenatorCarper @SenatorHassan 13. @uscensusbureau Director Steven Dillingham tells @SenJackyRosen it's "unlikely" a "systematic" change can be made to language support for #2020Census, but he's going to get back to Rosen about her letter about support for Khmer, Hmong & Lao👇

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