I'm quite fond of the NWS; one the one hand there's no particular reason it must be a government body; on the other hand that frees them from "performance metrics" and the need for hype ... but doesn't insulate them, either.

"best government is no government" would be extremist. I submit that "least government" is a reasonable view that admits there are positive functions of government in society, even if they are "all the other options suck worse" judgements where "positive" is "least negative".