Social Security checks get delivered on time. The Internal Revenue Service accepts electronic filings.
Reporters are, after all, self-styled watchdogs.
The media's watchdog culture often puts reporters at odds with government officials. James Kitfield's insightful exploration this month of the growing cultural chasm between the media and the military offers a case in point. The question occurred to me last month as I sat through two separate meetings concerning awards programs to honor achievement in government. It's certainly true that our magazine looks for what's working well in government. I don't think that's much different from what our counterparts in the private-sector business press do in publications like Business Week and Fortune .