Stakeholder and Oversight Recommendations
Geographic Support System (GSS) Initiative 


*	OIG SAR (March 2011)
o	Semiannual Report to Congress 
o	Effectively Planning the 2020 Decennial (pp. 6-7)
 http://www.oig.doc.gov/Pages/Semiannual-Report-to-Congress,-March-2011.aspx

*	National Academies of Science ( 2011)
o	Change and the 2020 Census: Not Whether But How
o	G. Geographic Resources: Measuring Quality and Updating Continuously (pp. 24-28)

*	OIG-11-015 (December 2010)
o	Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce 
o	Exploring Options for Improving Operations (pp. 20-21)
http://www.oig.doc.gov/Pages/Top%20Management%20Challenges,%20December%202010.aspx

*	OIG-OSE-18599 (October 2008)
o	Census 2010: Dress Rehearsal of Address Canvassing revealed Persistent Deficiencies in Approach to 
Updating the Master Address File
http://www.oig.doc.gov/Pages/Census2010DressRehearsalofAddressCanvassingRevealedPersistentDe
ficienciesinApproachtoUpdatingtheMas.aspx

*	GAO-06-272 (June 2006)
o	Census Bureau Needs to Take Prompt Actions to Resolve Long-Standing and Emerging Address and 
Mapping Challenges
www.gao.gov/new.items/d06272.pdf

*	National Academies of Science (2004)
o	Reengineering the 2010 Census: Risks and Challenges
o	Chapter 3: Modernizing Geographic Resources