# 2020 Census Alert: The Census Bureau Faces Challenges in Ensuring Employee Health Safety During 2020 Census Field Operations
> **Review** by Department of Commerce OIG · 2020-09-08
> *About: Department of Commerce*
## Report
- **Title:** 2020 Census Alert: The Census Bureau Faces Challenges in Ensuring Employee Health Safety During 2020 Census Field Operations
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of Commerce OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of Commerce
- **Type:** Review
- **Publication date:** 2020-09-08

## Summary

OIG issued this 2020 Census Alert due to our concerns—about the Census Bureau’s (Bureau’s) inconsistent implementation of safety procedures to prevent the spread of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as it completed its 2020 Census operations—that required immediate attention.

## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/2020-census-alert-census-bureau-faces-challenges-ensuring-employee-health-safety-during)
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