A lot of data scientists work in the private sector: finance, adtech, retail, and all that.  Today's guest offers her perspective on what it means to do data work in the federal space.In this conversation, our Senior Content Advisor Q McCallum spoke with Dr. Pragyansmita Nayak, Chief Data Scientist at Hitachi Vantara Federal.  They explored how different federal agencies use data and how they share datasets with each other. They also talked about how to measure operational efficiency, when you can't rely on metrics like "profit." And, the big question: should we release t-shirts that read "just give me my AI solution!" ?You can find Pragyan online:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/SorishaPragyan
• LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/pragyansmita

The book Q mentioned is Army of None, by Paul Scharre.