So apparently there was a plan for the Census Bureau to actually get off of the current paper system and move to handheld computers.  These would be used by those who have to go searching for the people who didn't respond to the census by mail.

Well, the plan didn't work and now it is going to cost an extra $2.2 - $3 billion and that's "in addition to other costs not associated with the handhelds."

Wow.