What do the cases of the NYS Watershed, NYC Transit Authority, and the pandemic say about the promise and possibilities of improving government administration?

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What do the cases of the NYS Watershed, NYC Transit Authority, and the pandemic say about the promise and possibilities of improving government administration? Are we able to fix some of the problems that sometimes arise in public administration? What are some of the obstacles to reform, and what are some of the ways these obstacles are overcome?