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Information Technology: Census Bureau Needs to Better Manage Schedule for Modernization Program

What GAO Found The Census Bureau fully implemented leading practices for risk management for its enterprise-wide data storage and processing modernization program (known as the Enterprise Data Lake). It also substantially implemented leading practices for managing requirements and cost estimating. However, the Bureau partially implemented leading practices for developing and maintaining the schedule for the program, as shown in the table. Extent to Which the Census Bureau Implemented Leading Practices for Managing the Enterprise Data Lake Program Management Area Overall Assessment Assessment by Leading Practice Risk Management ⬤ Fully implemented ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ Requirements Management ◕ Substant.

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Information Technology: Census Bureau Needs to Better Manage Schedule for Modernization Program.

The item is dated Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:22:42 -0400.

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What GAO Found The Census Bureau fully implemented leading practices for risk management for its enterprise-wide data storage and processing modernization program (known as the Enterprise Data Lake).

It also substantially implemented leading practices for managing requirements and cost estimating.

However, the Bureau partially implemented leading practices for developing and maintaining the schedule for the program, as shown in the table.

Extent to Which the Census Bureau Implemented Leading Practices for Managing the Enterprise Data Lake Program Management Area Overall Assessment Assessment by Leading Practice Risk Management ⬤ Fully implemented ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ Requirements Management ◕ Substant…

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GAO reports and testimonies RSS. Accessed 2026-06-08T11:15:06.192Z.