The article discusses Andrew Van Dam's work with the Washington Post's Department of Data, highlighting his approach to analyzing data surrounding federal employees' productivity. It counters the stereotype that federal employees are not diligent by suggesting that through detailed exploration of available data, insights can be drawn that illuminate their work efforts. Van Dam's column often illustrates that direct metrics for measuring hard work are scarce, requiring a nuanced analysis to derive meaningful conclusions about workers' contributions.
Some might have you believe that federal employees don't put in the work. For the Washington Post's Department of Data, Andrew Van Dam shows data that suggests otherwise.
In case you're unfamiliar with the WP column, Van Dam (usually) attempts to answer a question each week using data. I like how he takes the reader through the exploratory process of trying to figure things out.
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