Fdca Program for 2010 Census Is Progressing, But Key Management and Acquisition Activities Need to Be Completed

By Frazier, Johnnie E.

Book Id: WPLBN0000712178
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Reproduction Date: 2000

Title:	Fdca Program for 2010 Census Is Progressing, But Key Management and Acquisition Activities Need to Be Completed
Author:	Frazier, Johnnie E.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Department of Commerce and Labor Document, Commerce.
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Department of Commerce Collection
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


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Excerpt
Excerpt: This report presents the results of our survey of the Census Bureau s progress in planning and managing the Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) program for the 2008 dress rehearsal and 2010 decennial census. FDCA is an $800 million effort to automate field data collection and provide services such as logistics, training, and help desk support for 12 regional centers, more than 450 local census offices, and up to 500 000 field staff. The key technology component of this effort is a mobile computing device equipped with Global Positioning System capabilities which field staff are to use to accurately locate housing units, update address lists and maps, and collect questionnaire data. By replacing many paper-based field data collection processes with automation, Census expects to reduce overall 2010 census costs by as much as $900 million compared to the cost of repeating the paper-based processes used in 2000, and improve data: quality and operational efficiency.