Commerce Department Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez admitted yesterday that a plan to  digitize the collection of Census Bureau information is a bust. The Census Bureau gave $600 million given to Florida-based Harris Corp to make tiny, snazzy computers that would collect information from citizens who don’t fill out census forms.

But the Los Angeles Times’ Ben DuBose reports that the computers won’t be ready by the 2010 count. That means 600,000 temporary workers will walk door-to-door across the nation collecting the information needed to determine federal and state funding as well as Congressional representation. A private contract has yet to rewarded for their rental cars and sneakers.  Read DuBose here.  MB

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