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Thompson, director of the Census Bureau from August 2013 to June 2017. \u201cI thought that the bureau was doing everything they should do and could do, but a lot has transpired since June of 2017.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2018\/census-demonstrates-readiness-for-2020-census.html\"><u>test<\/u><\/a> leading up to the 2020 census, the report found \u201cthe bureau\u2019s data management reporting system did not always provide accurate information because of a software issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With congressional and state representation as well as federal funding reliant on the headcount in each state and locality, the accuracy, security and processes of the 2020 census are critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAny part of [the census] that is digitized is at risk,\u201d said Paul Rosenzweig, a former Department of Homeland Security official and founder of homeland security consulting firm Red Branch Consulting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July 2018, Rosenzweig was one of 11 individuals, many of whom were former government officials with expertise in cybersecurity, who wrote a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/icap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/07\/Census-Cybersecurity-Letter.pdf\"><u>letter<\/u><\/a> to the Department of Commerce and Census Bureau, asking leaders to share how they would ensure the security of the census data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2018\/cybersecurity.html\"><u>The response<\/u><\/a> was basically \u201ctrust us, don\u2019t worry,\u201d Rosenzweig said. Government leaders rarely describe their security playbooks for the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While past censuses involved workers walking around the entire country to confirm addresses, mailing paper questionnaires and using scanners to record census results, \u201cwe said we need to take the census process into the 21st century,\u201d said Thompson, who oversaw the developing and initial testing of many systems that will be used in next year\u2019s count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of Thompson\u2019s concerns is to avoid a repeat of the <a href=\"http:\/\/healthcare.gov\/\" target=_blank>healthcare.gov<\/a> roll-out when the site was overloaded and shut down temporarily almost immediately after its debut in 2013. Thompson also said he is concerned that foreign interests could try to interfere in the census.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would not be surprised if that there will be attempts to disrupt the census either through cyber-hacking or through disinformation campaigns like we saw in the last election,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2016, the Australian government shut down its online census website to protect the integrity of the data from a potential attack, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaic.gov.au\/media-and-speeches\/statements\/census-2016-website-incident-august-9\"><u>statement<\/u><\/a> from Timothy Pilgrim, the Australian privacy commissioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The digital element of the 2020 census, in which citizens can respond online, makes confirming the accuracy of U.S. census records more difficult, Rosenzweig said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe lack of a hard copy backup makes it very difficult to determine whether or not the information you\u2019re dealing with has been tampered with,\u201d said Rosenzweig. 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