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The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a federal statistical agency responsible for producing data about the American people and economy, under the United States Depa
Census headquarters in Suitland, Maryland
Census Bureau employees tabulate data using one of the agency's UNIVAC computers, c. 1960.
The United States Department of Commerce is an executive department of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for gathering data for business and governmental decision making, establishing ind
United States Census Bureau
…officially the Bureau of the Census, is a federal statistical agency responsible for producing data about the American people and economy, under the United States Department of Commerce. The bureau's director is appointed by the president of the United States. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the United States census…
The Herbert C. Hoover Building, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce
Assistants William McCracken (left) and Walter Drake (right) with Secretary Hoover (center)
Herbert Hoover listening to a radio receiver
In 1926, Chicago radio station WJAZ successfully challenged the extent of Commerce's authority under the Radio Act of 1912.