Issue
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2010 Census
Problem:
Automation problems and uncertain costs and plans may jeopardize the success of the 2010 Census, and warrant immediate attention. The decennial census is a Constitutionally-mandated activity that produces critical data used to apportion congressional seats and to allocate over 200 billion dollars in federal assistance each year.
Goal:
Strengthen management and oversight, and reduce risks for the 2010 Census.
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Develop an integrated and comprehensive plan to control costs and manage operations
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Continue to improve management practices and communications (both internal and external)
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Manage the schedule with weekly analysis of the activities and milestones contained in the integrated project schedule
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Finalize detailed cost estimate and assumption matrices for all operations
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Strengthen risk management activities and systems testing
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Develop mitigation and contingency plans to accompany the risk management plan and ensure ongoing involvement of senior management in risk review
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Develop detailed testing plans, including gap analysis
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Implement and monitor system testing across the 2010 Census program
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Improve management of the field data collection automation (FDCA) effort
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Finalize scope of FDCA contract, and finalize plan for completing work de-scoped from FDCA contract, including any additional risk reduction milestones
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Conduct and monitor extensive testing, including coding and unit testing, field testing, production integration testing, and operational readiness testing (by the Census Bureau and contractors)
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Oversee deployment, by the FDCA contractor, of equipment and systems to the local census office
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