Paper processing operations for the 2015 National Content Test were completed on schedule on November 19, 2015.
In support of the 2016 Census Test:
a. Recruiting activities began on November 2, 2015.
b. Staff finalized the content and design of the paper bilingual questionnaires for all languages (English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean).
c. Four contract staff were hired to support the Decennial Service Center.
d. Lease amendments were processed in both Houston, TX and Glendale, CA.
e. Equipment has begun to arrive at the AOSC's in Houston and Glendale.
f. Authorization to Test (ATT) for the PRIMUS and Real-Time Non-ID Processing (RTNP) Environments was secured.
g. The Device as a Service (DaaS) contract was awarded on November 19, 2015.
The 2020 Segment Architecture document was baselined.
Begin writing the non-CEDCaP Transition Plan. The plan will inform IT and system managers about the target state needed to support the 2020 Census and the Census Tests and the timeline for system readiness.
The In-Office Address Canvassing Interactive Review production continued in the National Processing Center (NPC). The NPC clerks have reviewed 119, 310 blocks during Interactive Review from the beginning of production through the end of November.
The acquisition schedule for the Integrated Communications Contract (ICC) was posted to the FedBizOps website and was sent to various stakeholders, including the Department of Commerce (DOC), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), our Advisory Committees, the State Data Centers, and the Census Information Centers.
In support of the Census Questionnaire Assistance (CQA) operation, a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) was released, with an advisory down-select notice to FedBizOps, on November 19, 2015.
The Redistricting Data Program (RDP) began scheduling the 2020 Census Redistricting Data Program kick-off meetings with official state liaisons.
The Director testified at the hearing on “Preparing for the 2020 Census: Will the Technology be Ready?” before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Subcommittee on Information Technology of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 3, 2015. The subcommittees invited the Director to speak as a follow-up to the October 6 release of the 2020 Census Operational Plan.
Submitted Action Plan to the Office of the Inspector General on November 17, 2015 for the recommendations in their final report, “The 2014 Census Test Misses an Opportunity to Validate Cost Estimates and Establish Benchmarks for Progress.”
GAO held an entrance meeting on November 19, 2015 for their 2020 Census Life-Cycle Cost Estimation audit, and an entrance meeting on November 23, 2015 for their CEDCAP audit.
Briefed the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs about our outreach to American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) groups, associations, and tribal leaders for the 2020 Census, November 9, 2015.
Thirty tribes participated in the “All Pueblo’s Council of Governors” meeting in Albuquerque, NM on November 18, 2015.

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