Exactly. Instead of battling with their own internal departments when they show lack-luster numbers in good faith, they can just blame the "agendas" of the non-blessed private sector companies who show the same data.

Even better, they can exult the virtues of select private sector companies who show "good" "approved" data.

What? No, no conflict of interest that members of the President's immediate family happens to hold board seats in those "approved" companies.