MyTwoCensus Data Capture Center Investigation Part 3: From the Federal Penitientary to the Federal Government
We urge you to please read our first post about security concerns at America’s three data capture centers before reading this post.
Situation: You’re an ex-con, fresh out of prison, and you need a job. Who do you turn to? Well, if you live in Baltimore there’s a high likelihood that you would turn to Maryland New Directions, a non-profit organization that assists people finding jobs. This is surely a noble mission, but it may make some Americans queasy if they knew that the people reading, logging, and scanning their 2010 Census data had gone from living at a federal penitentiary to working for the federal government (Of course they are actually employed by subcontractor Computer Sciences Corporation, but you get the picture: These people are bound by the same regulations as all other Census Bureau employees so it’s a fine line they’re walking.).
*Also note that Baltimore public defender Coriolanus A.J. Ferrusi is on the Maryland New Directions board.
Tags: Data, data capture center, federal, Federal Government, federal jobs, Maryland New Directions, prison, public defender
