Census director expresses concern about ballooning costs in plans for 2010 head count

WASHINGTON — The head of the Census Bureau on Wednesday expressed concern about cost overruns in preparations for next year’s high-stakes count, saying he was taking steps to help prevent the expenses from ballooning further.

New census director says he’s worried economy, tensions over immigration will hurt head count

WASHINGTON — The head of the Census Bureau says he’s worried the poor economy and tensions over immigration will deter people from participating in next year’s high-stakes count.

Lacking a census director, Locke hires 3 experts to help with plans for 2010 headcount

WASHINGTON — With the 2010 census months away, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Tuesday hired three experts to assess potential problems as the government waits for confirmation of President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the high-stakes count.

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