Bureau of the Census Decennial Census Warehousing Operations Needed Attention

By Department of Commerce

Book Id: WPLBN0000699183
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Reproduction Date: 2000

Title:	Bureau of the Census Decennial Census Warehousing Operations Needed Attention
Author:	Department of Commerce
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Department of Commerce and Labor Document, Commerce.
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Department of Commerce Collection
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


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Excerpt
Excerpt: To complete the decennial census accurately and on schedule, it is essential that the field offices have sufficient quantities of various printed forms, supplies, and other materials. The bureau?s National Processing Center plays a significant role in providing the essential items to the field offices. The center warehouses approximately 1,500 different decennial forms, office supplies, and other items, prepackages the items into 323 different types of kits, and ships the kits to the field offices in time for various decennial field operations. The 2000 decennial census is the fifth such census supported by the center, which opened in 1958 and is situated on 80 acres, with 13 office and warehouse buildings. For the 2000 decennial census, the center leased seven additional nearby warehouses. The center will also serve as one of four data capture centers to scan the information on the completed decennial census forms. Employment ranges from about 1,100 to 2,400 in non-decennial years, increasing to 3,500 in support of decennial activities.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: I. Controls Over Personal Property Need to Be Improved, 5 -- Recommendation, 6 -- Agency Response, 6 -- OIG Comment, 7 -- II. Periodic Physical Inventories Need to Be Conducted, 7 -- Recommendation, 7 -- Agency Response, 8 -- OIG Comment, 8 -- III. Transferred and Loaned Property Requires Better Control, 8 -- Recommendation, 8 -- Agency Response, 9 -- OIG Comment, 9 -- IV. Bankcard Program Is Well Managed, 9 -- Recommendation, 10 -- Agency Response, 10 -- OIG Comment, 10