The U.S. Census Bureau didn't properly administer or monitor contract orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars dealing with advertising to promote…
The inspector general's audit focused on $436.5 million worth of contract orders for paid advertising promoting participation in the once-a-decade head countdidn't properly administer or monitor contract orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars dealing with advertising to promote participation in the 2020 census, possibly wasting taxpayers' dollars, according to the Office of Inspector General.
One example was an order in May 2020 to spend $2.2 million on flyers placed on pizza boxes that promoted filling out the census questionnaire online during the early days of stay-at-home orders issued because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bureau couldn't provide supporting documentation showing that the flyers had been delivered in ZIP codes where the intended audience lived, the audit report said.
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