• The Regional Census Center debriefings on the Address Canvassing Test were held on December 1, 2016.

2017 Census Test

• The Federal Register Notice for the full Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Package was published on December 1, 2016.
• The Enterprise Data Model supporting the 2017 Census Test was submitted for baselining.
• The facility security assessment of the Sandy, Utah, Census Questionnaire Assistance Center was conducted.
• The content of all mail materials was finalized.
• The Non-English translations of materials to be used by Census Questionnaire Assistance staff were received. Materials have been translated into six languages: Arabic, simplified Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
• Enterprise Censuses and Surveys Enabling (ECaSE) and Real-Time Non-ID Processing (RTNP) applications were installed in the approved Amazon Web Service (AWS) GovCloud.

• Early Operations Recruiting kits were sent to the Regional Census Centers on December 2, 2016.
• The Technical Integrator (TI) delivered version 3 of the 2020 Census Architecture Transition Plan to support the Test.
• 2018 End-to-End Census Test Address Canvassing Recruiting Assistants (RA) recruiting began in Los Angeles (December 7, 2016), New York (December 12, 2016), and Philadelphia (December 15, 2016).

• The TI delivered the 2020 Performance Test Strategy document.
• Staff completed descriptions of subjects to be proposed for the 2020 Census (by law, due to Congress by March 31, 2017) and began briefing internal stakeholders.
• As of December 31, 2016, 67.6 percent of the blocks that have been completed through Active Block Resolution were classified as Resolved, 23.8 percent were classified as sent to field, 0.3 percent were classified as needing additional group quarters research and 8.3 percent were classified as On Hold.
• The Master Address File (MAF) Update for the Fiscal Year 2017 MAF Coverage Study began on October 3, 2016. As of December 31, 2016, 5,588 of the 20,000 blocks in the FY17 sample were completed.
• The 2020 National Partnership Program plan was developed for internal review.
• Staff completed the final version of the 2020 Detailed Operational Plan for Paper Data Capture and submitted it for Executive Review.
• The Redistricting Data Program (RDP) engaged in the following activities:
  • In conjunction with the Population Division, presented the results and recommendations from the 2015 National Content Test to the National Conference of State Legislatures on December 8, 2016.
  • Discussed the history of the Census Redistricting Data Program at the Indiana State Data Center 40th Anniversary celebration on December 12, 2016.
  • Completed delivery of the verification materials for Phase 1 of the 2020 Census RDP, the Block Boundary Suggestion Project (BBSP). These materials included participant guides, software, data DVDs, and a quick start guide.
• The final decennial Device as a Service (dDaaS) Request for Proposal (RFP) for the 2020 Census was released. The technical exchange meetings with “down selected” vendors for the dDaaS contract were conducted. Anticipate proposals from vendors on December 23, 2016, with an award planned for March 2, 2017.

• In support of the Evaluation and Experiments (EAE) operation, briefed decennial executive leadership on proposed 2030 Census research guiding principles and high-level research targets, and on suggested criteria for assessing proposed 2020 Census research topics and questions.

• The Government Accountability Office (GAO) sent their draft report on the 2016 Census Test for official comments by the Department of Commerce. The Census Bureau now is preparing the response; due to the GAO by January 17, 2017.