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'Many Challenges' Ahead For 2020 Census, Commerce Secretary Says

Facing cost overruns and cybersecurity risks, the 2020 Census is expected to cost more than $15 billion. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says more funding will make the count as accurate as possible.

The 2020 Census is expected to cost more than $15 billion — an increase of more than 25 percent above the U.S. Census Bureau's original estimate — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told members of the U.S.

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