Census Director to Resign Amid Worries Over 2020 Head Count.
'The director of the Census Bureau announced Tuesday that he would be retiring next month, an abrupt departure that will leave the agency without a leader as it negotiates a funding shortage in the lead-up to the 2020 census.
John H. Thompson, who had served at the bureau since 1975 and became its director in August 2013, will step down on June 30, according to a statement released by the Department of Commerce on Tuesday.
The commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, thanked Mr. Thompson for his decades of public service in a statement, saying that “a complete and accurate census is an important and monumental task, and your experience will be greatly missed.” His successor has not been named.
Mr. Thompson’s announcement comes as funding issues have delayed field tests at the bureau, and led experts to express concern about the 2020 census, as well as a comprehensive field test scheduled for next year.'>>>
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