Posts Tagged ‘boxes’
Friday, October 8th, 2010
The following photo of 2010 Census waste comes from a local census office in a major city. To protect the employee involved, I will not say which region until that person grants me permission to do so. Feel free to write your captions for this photo in the comments section below. Be aware, there is no Title 13 or PII-protected information in this photo. We are also curiously wondering why some leftover items have been donated to schools while others headed straight to the dump, depending on which office was responsible. MyTwoCensus is awaiting the Census Bureau’s response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that was filed a couple of months back that further examines the 2010 Census waste disposal contracts. Remember, a picture’s worth a thousand words:
Tags: box, boxes, recycle, recycling, regional], schools, waste
Posted in Accountability, Census Bureau, Census Form, Government Contracts, Jobs, Management, MyTwoCensus Investigations, Operations, Popular, Public Relations | 15 Comments »
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
The below e-mail is from the New York regional director Tony Farthing to his staff. Note his quote “Also, you need to watch the appearance of things, like what is being thrown away, even if what is in a box is different than the label….then change the label so that the appearance is not anything that would cause concern.”
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 05:17PM
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Fw: Picture of boxes in NY with “Recycle” on them
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Hi Folks: as you can imagine, in this day and age we have all kinds of people in our offices who are looking to take photos of anything, and even record conversations outside of the offices between Census employees. At all times, you need to be careful about what you say…you need to say the right things and say it in a way that it cannot be misinterpreted. Also, you need to watch the appearance of things, like what is being thrown away, even if what is in a box is different than the label….then change the label so that the appearance is not anything that would cause concern.
Be advised that whenever anything is to be recycled from a Census office…nothing should be placed in boxes out of the street and left unattended. At all times Census workers with ID should be guarding this until it is picked up by the approved company.
We need everyone’s cooperation with this…..and unfortunately, and fortunately, this is the most watched census ever…..from those that want to help us, and those who take enjoyment out of finding the smallest flaws and broadcasting them.
Please be diligent in your upholding and enforcement of Census procedures and Title 13 materials….including the appearance of what could be Title 13 materials even if they are not. If it is a box that says Census on it, the antennas go up automatically.
Feel free to take a look at the link below which pretty much sums up the reason for my email!
Tony Farthing
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Tags: boxes, garbage, recycle, title 13, Tony Farthing, waste
Posted in Accountability, Census Bureau, Management, MyTwoCensus Investigations, Operations, Politics, Public Relations, Technology | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
UPDATE: I have word that the New York regional office is up in arms over this photo. Please note that I received it from a college friend who does NOT work for the Census Bureau. I don’t want anyone to be falsely accused/needlessly fired over something that they didn’t do…
423 West 127 Street, New York, New York
Multiply this by the 494 local census offices around the country…and know that this happens on a daily/weekly basis.
Tags: boxes, materials, New York, print, printing, recycle, recycling, sidewalk, waste
Posted in Accountability, Census Bureau, Jobs, Management, MyTwoCensus Investigations, MyTwoCensus.com, Operations, Popular, Press Releases, Technology, Uncategorized | 31 Comments »
