As of March 15, more than 5 million Americans have already responded to the census online.

The decision to bring the 2020 census online came with huge challenges in recent years, but the bureau anticipates it will have an immense impact on developing a more accurate and complete count of Americans.

While a House Oversight hearing covered the bureau's "mixed" readiness for upcoming aspects of the 2020 count, one member was looking to the future.

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It's been an intense year of preparation for the "modern" 2020 census. But the Census Bureau has stayed optimistic throughout it all.

In a management alert, the Commerce Department's inspector general says tech challenges led to delays and performance failures during testing. The bureau says the alert is based on old information.