Abolish Census National Advisory Committee and pack Bureau with aligned political leadership
Mandate orders immediate abolition of the Census Bureau National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations, reevaluation/abolition of other non-statutory committees including the Census Scientific Advisory Committee, and early placement of committed political appointees to align Census with conservative principles.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 21 (Commerce) — Census: abolish the National Advisory Committee immediately (Secretary may terminate under FACA charter); reevaluate and potentially abolish all non-statutory standing committees including Census Scientific Advisory Committee; Day-to-Day Management stresses strong political leadership and early appointed staff to execute a conservative agenda.
Undo plan
1) Reinstate NAC and scientific advisory committees with professional demographic expertise.
2) Insulate decennial operations from partisan ‘alignment’ campaigns.
3) Limit political appointee penetration into statistical methodology units.
4) Codify Census Bureau scientific integrity and career director protections.
5) Verify: OMB statistical-policy compliance review.