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Hand Held Computer (HHC)

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Security precautions.

The HHC was manufactured by Harris Corporation via a controversial^[1]^[2] contract with the Department of Commerce. Secured access via a fingerprint :swipe guaranteed that only the verified user had access to the unit. A GPS capacity was integral to the daily address management and the transfer of information that :was gathered. Of major importance was the security and integrity of the personal and private information of the populace.

Success and failure:

Enumerators (information gatherers) that had operational problems with the device understandably made negative reports. During the 2009 Senate confirmation hearings for :Robert Groves, President Obama's Census Director appointee, there was much mention of contracting problems but very little criticism of the units themselves.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

In rural areas there was a problem with transmission of data to and from the HHC. Since the units were updated nightly with important changes and :reprogramming, operator :implementation of proper procedure was imperative. Dramatic dysfunction and delays were caused if the units were not put into sleep mode :overnight.

Buster Seven Talk 15:02, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Buster7: this is pretty old but, I'd be willing to incorporate if you've a few more sources or other leads one could chase down which aren't listed in the prior AfD. Are you aware of any training/instruction manuals developed by the agency (not Harris) or photo-ops of device in use? -- dsprc ^[talk] 03:40, 11 April 2017 (UTC)

See this Final Report from the Census bureau about Automation during the 2010 Census... [1]. The specific Census-only HHC is mentioned throughout the report. See Appendix E for HHC pictures and specs. Buster Seven Talk 05:45, 11 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks! That should just about cover it. Neat device; with the price paid for this thing Census should have just used an iPAQ or Dell Axim with CDMA and GPS clip-on jacket. Tax-dollars at work...

-- dsprc ^[talk] 20:50, 11 April 2017 (UTC)

References

^ Wade-Hahn ChanMar 28, 2008 : (2008-03-28 :). "Have feds cheapened contract bonuses?". FCW. Retrieved 2013-08-09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Census getting back on course, lawmakers told - Oversight :". GovExec.com. Retrieved 2013-08-09.

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[autogenerated1-1] Wade-Hahn ChanMar 28, 2008 : (2008-03-28 :). "Have feds cheapened contract bonuses?". FCW. Retrieved 2013-08-09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] "Census getting back on course, lawmakers told - Oversight :". GovExec.com. Retrieved 2013-08-09.

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