Harris Corporation Updates Congress on Status of 2010 Decennial Census Technology Program
April 25 2007 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Technology to help create most accurate, secure and cost-effective
census ever WASHINGTON, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A
representative from Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) yesterday told
members of a U.S. House subcommittee that innovative new technology
programs are on track to help make the 2010 Decennial Census the
most accurate, secure and cost-effective census ever conducted. The
new technology also will create the first virtually paperless
census -- and is expected to save taxpayers $1 billion. Michael
Murray, vice president of Census Programs for Harris, provided an
update on the technology to members of the U.S. House Subcommittee
on Information Policy, Census and National Archives, a standing
subcommittee within the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform. Harris, a major technology provider to the
Census Bureau, is serving as systems integrator and program manager
for the Census Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) program, and
as prime contractor for the MAF-TIGER program, which integrates
topological and address data to provide a "digital road network"
for enumerators in the field. "Harris Corporation is proud that
both program teams are performing extremely well in support of the
Census Bureau's decennial count. Our progress to date gives me
confidence that the 2010 Decennial Census will be the most
accurate, most complete, most cost-effective and most secure census
ever," Murray said. He explained that Harris has successfully
completed on schedule the design, development, and implementation
effort for the Dress Rehearsal Address Canvassing operations that
are expected to begin May 7. The company has deployed nearly 1,400
fully functioning mobile devices and established the FDCA
infrastructure, which includes a help desk, a network operations
center, and a security operations center. This system supports
operational activities at the Stockton, California and
Fayetteville, North Carolina Local Census Offices, and the
Charlotte, North Carolina and Seattle, Washington Regional Census
Centers. At the peak of data collection operations during the 2010
Census, the FDCA system will support about 500 local offices
nationwide. Past census field data collection was handled primarily
through paper address lists, maps and questionnaires. The automated
systems that will be used for the 2010 Census will reduce the need
for paper-based processing, increase operational efficiency,
improve accuracy and reduce costs. Subcommittee members were
offered a live demonstration of the mobile, handheld computing
devices that are key to the FCDA program and ultimately will be
used by some 500,000 field enumerators to collect data. According
to Murray, "Security of collected data has been a paramount concern
of the Bureau and of Harris throughout the design and
implementation of the handheld computers, and the transmission of
data throughout the architecture." Some of the security features
include fingerprint and password authentication, role- based
access, automatic data encryption during storage, as well as
firewalls and virus protection, among others. He went on to explain
that the Harris-developed FDCA system is "modular, flexible,
scalable, and utilizes proven technologies and commercial off-the-
shelf (COTS) products. The program architecture integrates wireless
technology, GPS, and information technology in order to provide a
highly available support structure to the Census field operations.
It maintains data integrity, accuracy, and security." Members of
the Harris FDCA team include Accenture LLP, Unisys Corporation,
Dell Computer Corporation, High Tech Computer Corporation, Sprint,
Oracle, Client Network Services, Inc., and Headstrong. A
high-resolution photograph of the FDCA handheld computer is
available at http://www.harris.com/images/fdca.jpg. A
high-resolution photograph of Michael Murray is available at
http://www.harris.com/harris/whats_new/murray_hires.jpg. About
Harris Corporation Harris is an international communications and
information technology company serving government and commercial
markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne,
Florida, the company has annual revenue of about $4 billion and
more than 14,000 employees -- including more than 6,000 engineers
and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class
assured communications(TM) products, systems, and services for
global markets, including government communications, RF
communications, broadcast communications, and wireless transmission
network solutions. Additional information about Harris Corporation
is available at http://www.harris.com/ Sound interesting? Find
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safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company
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trends to differ materially from those matters expressed in or
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