It's likely not even the buracrats fault. The system they have to work in demands, they be IDIOTS, so they don't embarrass their boss!Reminds me of when my dad ran a charter flight operation in the 1990s. He was very conscientious and detail-oriented. One time, during a routine FAA inspection of the hangar, aircraft, paperwork, maintenance and training plans, ops manuals, etc, the inspector said something along the lines of "Well I can't find anything wrong, but I have to ding you on something, so I'm gonna flag the lack of oil drip pans under the planes." So my dad bought drip pans and stuck them under the engines.
I'm fortunate that my line of work never involves crossing paths with bureaucrats. But if that ever changes, I already know to throw them a bone with something dumb and easy.
Matt