The Census Bureau\u2019s Opportunity Project puts federal data to work, pairing agencies up with tech teams from the private sector to create digital projects that benefit the public. This year\u2019s sprints focused on addressing COVID-19 and post-pandemic recovery. But for the year ahead, the bureau is also working with five agencies to run these types of data sprints on their own. For more on the pandemic sprints and next steps, Federal News Network\u2019s Jory Heckman spoke with the director of the Opportunity Project Director Drew Zachary. \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices