Census Bureau partially sketches out timeline for $2.5B in digital transformation pacts
ByRoss Wilkers,
Senior Staff Reporter
October 7, 2026 03:39 PM ET
Two pacts for the Census Bureau Transformation & Application Modernization effort are nearly ready to go as the agency keeps working on the other pair.
The Census Bureau has partially updated the timeline for competing its primary enterprise technology and application modernization contract mechanism in support of the 2030 exercise.
Also known as CenTAM, the Census Bureau Transformation & Application Modernization effort will be a set of four blanket purchase agreements covering various tech needs for the U.S.’ next population tally.
The Census Bureau first detailed the planned structure of awards for CenTAM in the summer of 2025, then held an industry day in July to further explain the plan.
The Census Bureau is now reassessing portions of CenTAM’s framework given how artificial intelligence and other technology areas have quickly evolved, the agency said...
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