The Office of Inspector General says the Census Bureau didn’t adequately monitor contract orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars dealing with advertising to promote participation in the 2020 census.
FILE - The briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence, Aug. 11, 2020, in Winter Park, Fla. The U.S. Census Bureau didn’t adequately monitor contracts 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.
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 count that determines political power and
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