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Bankrupt Contractor Will Get $5.5 Million For Not Printing 2020 Census Forms

Less than two years before the start of the 2020 census, the U.S. government is looking for a new printer after cancelling its $61 million contract with bankrupt company Cenveo.
The Justice Department has ended the $61 million contract for 2020 census forms that the U.S. Government Publishing Office awarded to the now-bankrupt printing company Cenveo, which has already produced materials for this year's census test run.

With less than two years before the start of the 2020 census, the U.S. government is back on the market for a new contractor to print forms and letters for the upcoming national head count.

Last week Justice Department attorneys ended a $61 million contract the U.S. Government Publishing Office had awarded to the now-bankrupt printing company Cenveo,

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