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2020 Census Memorandum Series
2020 Census Memorandum Series
The 2020 Census Memorandum Series documents significant decisions, actions, and accomplishments of the 2020 Census Program for the purpose of informing stakeholders, coordinating interdivisional efforts, and documenting important historical changes.
A memorandum generally will be added to this series for any decision or documentation that meets the following criteria:
1. A major program level decision that will affect the overall design or have significant effect on the 2020 Census operations or systems.
2. A major policy decision or change that will affect the overall design or significantly impact the 2020 Census operations or systems.
3. A report that documents the research and testing for the 2020 Census operations or systems.
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Memorandum 2016.24: Decision on 2020 Census Scheduling Tool
This memorandum documents the Census Bureau’s decision to use Oracle Primavera as the schedule management tool for the 2020 Census.
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Memorandum 2016.23: Release of 2015 NCT Race & Ethnicity Study Plan
This memorandum documents the release of the final version of the 2020 Research and Testing: 2015 National Content Test – Race and Ethnicity Study Plan.
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Memorandum 2016.22: Release of the 2020 Census Operational Plan V2.0
This memorandum documents the Version 2.0 release of the 2020 Census Operational Plan, which describes the current design of the 2020 Census.
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Memorandum 2016.21: Adjustment of FY 2017 Test Scope
This memorandum documents the 2020 Census Program decision to move two field test operations out of FY 2017 to mitigate program risk amidst funding uncertainty.
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Memorandum 2016.20: Release of the GEOP GP Detailed Operational Plan
This memorandum documents the release of the 2020 Census Detailed Operational Plan for Geographic Programs Operation – Geographic Partnership Programs.
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Memorandum 2016.19: Release of the GEOP GD Detailed Operational Plan
This memorandum documents the release of the 2020 Census Detailed Operational Plan for Geographic Programs Operation – Geographic Delineations.
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Memorandum 2016.18: Release of the GEOP GDP Detailed Operational Plan
This memorandum documents the release of the 2020 Census Detailed Operational Plan for Geographic Programs Operation – Geographic Data Processing.
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Memorandum 2016.17: Release of the IPC Detailed Operational Plan
This memorandum documents the release of the 2020 Census Detailed Operational Plan for the Integrated Partnership and Communications operation.
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Memorandum 2016.16: Decision on Field Office Position Names
This memorandum documents the Census Bureau’s decision on the naming of the 2020 Census field office and the field office positions.
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Memorandum 2016.15: Release of the CQA Detailed Operational Plan
This memorandum documents the release of the 2020 Census Detailed Operational Plan for the Census Questionnaire Assistance operation.
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Memorandum 2016.14: Release of the RDP Detailed Operational Plan
This memorandum documents the public release of the 2020 Census Detailed Operational Plan for the Redistricting Data Program Operation.
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Memorandum 2016.13: Release of the NID Detailed Operational Plan
This memorandum documents the release of the 2020 Census Detailed Operational Plan for Non-ID Processing Operation.
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Memorandum 2016.12: Release of the CFD Detailed Operational Plan
This memorandum documents the release of the 2020 Census Detailed Operational Plan for the Content and Forms Design (CFD) operation.
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Memorandum 2016.11: Release of the Language Detailed Operational Plan
This memorandum documents the release of the 2020 Census Detailed Operational Plan for the Language Services operation.
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Memorandum 2016.10: Release of the LUCA Detailed Operational Plan
This memorandum documents the release of the 2020 Census Detailed Operational Plan for the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) operation.
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Memorandum 2016.09: 2010 Undercount of Young Children: Ommissions
This memorandum documents research the Census Bureau is undertaking to investigate the undercount of young children in the decennial census.
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Memorandum 2016.08: 2010 Undercount of Young Children: Young Mothers
This memorandum documents research the Census Bureau is undertaking to investigate the undercount of young children in the decennial census.
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Memorandum 2016.07: 2020 Research & Testing 2012 NCT OSR
This memorandum documents the release of the 2020 Census Research and Testing Report: 2012 National Census Test Contact Strategy, Optimizing Self-Response.
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Memorandum 2016.06: 2020 Census Business Solution Architecture
This memorandum documents the decision to use a Commercial platform as part of the data collection component of the Business Solution Architecture.
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Memorandum 2016.05: Development of Subjects and Questions
U.S. Census Bureau’s plan to develop and transmit to Congress the Subjects and Questions Planned for the 2020 Census Program.
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Memorandum 2016.04: 2020 Enterprise Arch and Infrastructure Plan
This memorandum documents the multi-year plan for the Census IT evolution from the current 2015 Solution Architecture to the 2020 Target Solution Architecture.
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Memorandum 2016.03: 2015 Address Validation Test Report
This memorandum releases the final version of the 2020 Census Research and Testing 2015 Address Validation Test Report as part of the 2015 Census Test.
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Memorandum 2016.02: 2014 Census Test Analysis of Admin Records Usage
This memorandum releases the final version of the 2020 Census Research and Testing: 2014 Census Test Analysis of Administrative Record Usage Report.
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Memorandum 2016.01: Decision on Using Device as a Service
This memorandum documents the Census Bureau’s decision to implement Device as a Service strategy for provisioning equipment to enumerators in the 2020 Census.
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