Panel: administrative data can improve counts but demand strict safeguards
Georgetown researchers Amy O'Hara and Beth Jarris told the committee administrative data (IRS, Medicare, SNAP/TANF/WIC, DMV) can augment the census but raise privacy, quality and coverage questions; they outlined protections including Title 13, differential privacy and the Five Safes governance model.
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Amy O'Hara, a former Census Bureau data curation lead, told the Senate committee that administrative data have long supported population measurement and ‘‘can reduce the cost of nonresponse follow‑up’’ if properly procured and vetted. She noted the IRS is statutorily required to share data (Title 26) but most other program data are voluntary, producing differential participation across states.
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